UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT, AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR PAKISTAN

Vice-Chancellor’s ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

Prof. Emertus Dr. M. Rasul Jan

University of The Poonch, Rawalakot

Table of Contents

Foreword...... 5 Executive Summary...... 6

Academic Programmes...... 8

Institutional Linkages...... 13

Quality Assurance Enhancement Cell (QEC)...... 17

Access...... 21

University Governance...... 41

Strengthening...... 51 Faculties

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences...... 59

• Department of Agronomy...... 60 • Department of Entomology...... 64 • Department of Food Sciences and Technology...... 69 • Department of Horticulture...... 72 • Department of Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics...... 74 • Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences...... 76 • Department of Plant Pathology...... 79

Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences...... 81

• Department of Livestock & Poultry Production...... 82 • Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences...... 85 • Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences...... 90 • Department of Veterinary Pathobiology...... 92

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Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences...... 94

• Department of Botany...... 95 • Department of Chemistry...... 102 • Department of Mathematics...... 107 • Department of Physics...... 113 • Department of Zoology...... 116 • Department of Geology...... 120 • Department of Computer Science...... 121

Faculty of Management Sciences and Humanities...... 124

• Department of Economics...... 125 • Department of English...... 126 • Department of Sociology...... 127 • Department of Islamic Studies...... 129 • Department of Psychology...... 130 • Department of Commerce...... 131 • Department of Business Administration...... 133

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences...... 135

• Department of Eastern Medicine...... 136 • Department of Pharmacy...... 138

Faculty of Engineering and Technology...... 142

• Department of Electrical Engineering...... 143

Director of Sports...... 145

Finance...... 153

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Foreword The University of The Poonch, Rawalakot was established in 2012 according to the aspiration of the people Poonch division under a vision, mission statement and a set of core values. I am pleased to share with you that in a very short span of time we have achieved many mile stones. Academically all our programs like Engineering, Pharmacy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Eastern medicine and surgery have been accredited by the relevant accreditation bodies. NOC have been issued for all our ongoing M.Phil and Ph.D programs. On infrastructure side one academic and one administration block have been added to the existing Shams Abad campus, while contract has been awarded to an international firm for the construction of Infrastructure at Tarar campus including an academic block, administration block, a library and a Girls hostel. Construction work is in progress on all units simultaneously. We are privileged to have qualified and committed teaching staff at University of the Poonch, Rawalakot and to have such a bright and broad-ranging student cohort that enabled us to create an academic environment, functional administration, semblance of discipline and peace on the Campuses. Our faculty members are making a noticeable impact across the country and beyond, through their teaching and research; our students are receiving national recognition for their academic, co-curricular and extracurricular achievements and research works. By fulfilling our academic mission, together we are realizing the vision of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot. Achieving excellence in higher education is our main focus and we remained committed to excellence in teaching, research and service. These services are highlighted throughout the report using a balanced scorecard approach, focused on organizational vitality, process improvement, quality of services and financial stewardship. The University remains committed to strengthen the faculty and staff vitality by promoting the professional growth of all members of the campus community. I am also very grateful to all the honourable members of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Senate, Syndicate, and Academic Council for their valuable contribution in the University affairs. I also acknowledge with deep gratitude, the support extended by the Chancellor office, HEC, particularly by the Chairman and the Executive Director. I heartedly acknowledge the support from my entire team for building University of the Poonch, Rawalakot. Prof. Emeritus M. Rasul Jan PoP, SI Vice Chancellor

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Executive Summary

University of the Poonch, Rawalakot took another step forward in the light of its mission, in pursuit to be a prominent public sector university in the state recognized for its global perspective, diverse and supportive learning environment, having international reputation in research and creative discovery and emphasis on leadership development.

The university strives to provide maximum access to higher education to the students. During the year, the overall enrolment of the University was 4,768. Out of the overall enrolment of the University was 4,768 at undergraduate level, 1,884 at graduate, and 2,301 at post-graduate, 304 at M.Phil and 52 at Ph.D level.

In order to provide opportunities for the enhancement of qualifications of existing faculty members to Ph.D or equivalent and to increase number of faculty members having advanced qualifications in fields of relevance, the University of the Poonch, Rawalakot extends full as well as partial assistance to its faculty members for higher studies. University of the Poonch encourages and supports each and every one of its faculty members. They are provided opportunities to build their capacity in diverse areas, from subject knowledge to teaching methodologies and communication skills. This is achieved through organization and participation in seminars, workshops, conferences, trainings and study tours, at national as well as international level. The faculty is also encouraged to develop knowledge repositories in the form of local, national and international research publications.

Faculty of the University has been involved in enhancing their scientific knowledge and technical skills. The purpose was achieved by organizing and participating in 291 conferences, seminars and workshops etc. In addition, a total of 21 trainings were received and / or imparted, both at national as well as international level. University of the Poonch, Rawalakot has been strengthening academic and research linkages as well as creating new ones with institutions both national and international. Teacher’s research projects, to the tune of Rs. 12.0 million by HEC. Apart from that, the HEC

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has provided a total of Rs. 600 million for miscellaneous activities. The University assessed 350 students in the affiliated colleges. During the year, development projects worth Rs. 800 million have completed. Projects worth Rs. 20 million are in the pipeline and projects worth Rs. 25 million were approved with the kind support of the Higher Education Commission.

In addition, recently established Quality Enhancement Cell is actively engaged in activities leading towards the achievement of institutional quality. One of the major activities was the initiation of Self-assessment Process under the Self-Assessment Model. Financial support to the tune of Rs. 2 million was extended to 2.5 for the students of the University by the need based fellowship, merit scholarships from recurring grant, financial aid and University distributed 468 laptops under Prime Minster laptop distribution scheme. Meetings of the statutory bodies were held regular basis for functioning and to ensure their contribution in smooth running of the University. Directorate of Sports remained actively engaged in Sports activities. The University teams not only took part at various local and national games but the Directorate of Sports in collaboration with HEC, organized several sports events on local, provincial and national level where numerous distinctions were achieved by the University. Student societies are the principle vehicles through which various activities on campus are triggered, give vent to the students’ feelings and enhance the vision of the youth in nation building process. All these societies in year round activities pursued their assigned objectives.

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Academic Programmes

A Semester System of education is being practiced at University of the Poonch, Rawalakot. An academic year is divided into two semesters namely;spring and fall, each of a minimum duration of 16 weeks of teaching. The spring and fall semesters start on the first Monday falling in the month of March and September in each calendar year. There is a gap of two weeks between the semesters, and the exact dates are decided in a meeting of Deans/Directors and Chairpersons, taking the factual position (prevalent at that time) into consideration. Bachelor Programmes are announced once a year in Fall Semester and MA/M.Sc. in Spring Semester only, whereas, admissions to Ph.D, M.Phil, M.Sc., MBA and Computer/IT, Diplomas/Short Courses are offered once in a year. All the programmes follow semester system except short courses. The University offers admission to its programmes in following six Faculties:

1. Agricultural Sciences 4. Medical and Health Sciences 2. Veterinary and Animal Sciences 5. Engineering and Technology 3. Basic & Applied Sciences 6. Management Humanities and Social Sciences

Duration of Degree Programmes Total duration for all degree programmes

Programme Duration (Years) B.Sc. (Hons.), Agri. 4 M.Sc. (Hons.), Agri. 2 Ph.D. 5 DVM 5 BS 4 M.Sc. 2 BEMS 5 Pham-D 5 B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 4 BAA 4 MBA 3.5 M.Com 2 M.A 2

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Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Departments Academic Programmes Agronomy B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.), PhD Entomology B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D Food Sciences &Technology B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D Horticulture B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D Plant Pathology B.Sc. (Hons.) M.Sc. (Hons.) Soil and Environmental Sciences B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons..), Ph.D Agricultural Economics B.Sc. (Hons.)

Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Departments Academic Programmes Livestock & Poultry Production DVM Veterinary Clinical Sciences DVM Veterinary Pre-Clinical Sciences DVM DVM

Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences

Departments Academic Programmes Botany BS., M.Sc. Chemistry BS., M.Sc. Physics BS., M.Sc. Mathematics BS., M.Sc. Zoology BS., M.Sc.

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Departments Academic Programmes Eastern Medicine BEMS Pharmacy Pharm-D

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Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Department Academic Programme Electric Engineering B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering)

Faculty of Management Humanities and Social Sciences

Departments Academic Programmes Administrative Sciences BBA, MBA, M.Com. Economics M.Sc. English M.A Sociology M.A Education

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Institutional Linkages Collaboration with Selcuk University Turkey

A Memorandum of Understanding was mutually signed by the Selcuk University, Turkey and University of the Poonch, Rawalakot (UPR). They agreed to collaborate in the following areas / programs: ➢ Joint teaching and research projects at both universities ➢ Mutual visits of professors, researchers and experts to exchange ideas in various fields of interest ➢ Exchange of information in the form of books and scientific journals ➢ Electronic education (E-learning) through creation of web and video based courses/programs in order to enhance mutual graduate and undergraduate educations ➢ Joint scientific seminars and workshops between the two universities in either Iran or Pakistan ➢ Joint Master and Ph.D research programs ➢ Mutual students exchange between the two universities and efforts to issue dual degrees ➢ Joint sports competitions among students in different fields and aspects between the two universities on regular basis ➢ Any other areas of co-operation as agreed by both parties from time to time.

Memorandum of Understanding with Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Science & Technology

On 2nd February 2018, The Vice Chancellor of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, Prof. Emeritus M. Rasul Jan PoP, SI and the Rector GIKI, Topi, KPK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the context of the technological & Strategic Partnership between the two institutes. This new MoU serves as a framework to initiate deeper cooperation between UPR and GIK in the areas of research, student and staff exchanges, and outreach activities. The mentioned agreement creates a framework for diverse joint academic activities, including exchange of students and academic staff, joint research activities, participation in academic meetings, and exchange of publications and academic materials. Liaison offices will be established in both universities to develop and promote cooperation and the joint activities are expected to begin before the end of the spring term.

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Memorandum of Understanding with COMSATS The Vice-Chancellor of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, Prof. Emeritus M. Rasul Jan PoP, SI and Rector, COMSATS, exchanged a memorandum of understanding that will see the two institutes explore opportunities in areas of multi-disciplinary research. The two institutions of higher education have tentatively identified areas in sciences, computer sciences, physics and even electrical engineering, with plans for student and faculty exchange a part of terms of the MoU, which is valid for five years. The new agreement creates a framework for diverse joint academic activities, including exchange of students and academic staff, joint research activities, participation in academic meetings, and exchange of publications and academic materials. Liaison offices will be established in both institutes to develop and promote cooperation and the joint activities are expected to begin before the end of the spring term.

Memorandum of Understanding with Halal Research Council The Vice Chancellor of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, Prof. Emeritus M. Rasul Jan PoP, SI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the authorities of Halal Research Council for the mutual cooperation for the development and certification of Halal food industry in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

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QUALITY ASSURANE ENHANCEMENT (QEC) University of The Poonch, Rawalakot

Quality Assurance Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC)

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has been emphasizing the importance of higher education through establishing and implementing Quality Enhancement Cells (QECs) in public and private sector universities of the country. University of the Poonch, Rawalakot also took this initiative in 2012 as per HEC’s guidelines. The basic purpose of establishing QEC is to promote the culture of quality education through self-assessment programmes that may further enhance the quality of academic standards, which will ultimately lead to improvement in students’ learning, teaching environment and research capabilities. The QEC helps in identifying the impediments, if any, to overcome these to enhance quality education and promoting good practices, thus, achieving excellence in teaching, learning and research productivity. The cell is responsible for initiating assessment and evaluation of the programmes offered in different departments of the University. It provides necessary support to all departments in preparing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) of the academic programmes which is an important feedback for the management to bring further improvements.

Vision

Achieving excellence in quality education environment through implementation of standardized procedures and best practices in learning and research.

QEC Aims

Quality Promotion

The development of quality program and to institutionalize a culture in higher education and commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Capacity Development

The development and implementation of initiatives to build and strengthen the capacity for high-quality provision at institutional, program and individual level.

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Faculty Assessment Measurement of the expected outcome/performance from individual faculty member through internationally evaluated and tested procedures after having provided the requisite teaching research infrastructure and facilities.

Departmental Reviews Measurement of the performance of each Academic Department/ Institute/Center through conducting annual review based on the standard parameters set for this purpose.

Accreditation Regular assessment and review of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot in order to ensure the quality of the teaching staff and the teaching and training provisions provided to the students.

Visits of Accreditation

During the year 2017-18 National Accreditation Councils evaluated the following different degree programme of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot.

➢ Pharmacy Council of Pakistan visited the Department of Pharmacy. ➢ Pakistan Engineering Council visited the Department of Electrical Engineering. ➢ Pakistan Computer Council visited the Department of Computer Sciences and evaluated the Software Engineering Programme. ➢ National Agricultural Council visited the Department of Plant Pathology.

NOC granted by HEC for Sciences Programmes

During the year 2017-18 Higher Education of Pakistan granted no objection certificate for the M.Phil Programme in following subjects.

➢ Physics ➢ Chemistry ➢ Botany ➢ Mathematics ➢ Zoology

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ACCESS University of The Poonch, Rawalakot Class Rooms

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Section 24 53 14 63 10 59 58 42 61 50 48 39 36 20 25 20 97 51 15 99 38 17 44 103 401 346 339 of No. students 6 41 36 34 32 10 16 11 67 40 14 88 34 13 58 31 290 308 210 Female 5 19 4 10 6 57 3 39 17 36 24 35 18 40 20 41 38 111 129 Male 9 30 11 1 11 4 4 45 13 9 12 5 4 10 9 4

st st st st st st st st st th th th th th th rd rd rd rd rd rd rd rd rd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 5 7 5 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Total Total Total Semester M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil Program Access Session 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS STUDENT STRENGTH AS ON MARCH 2018 MARCH ON AS STRENGTH STUDENT

Zoology

Chemistry

Department Mathematics

Sciences Applied & Basic of Faculty Faculty Name of of Name i. S. No.

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Section 9 4 15 43 42 13 42 12 13 42 59 52 36 25 81 15 57 47 22 50 10 63 103 326 162 164 of No. students 9 8 0 0 9 2 1 5 0 1 16 17 25 51 20 14 45 10 21 162 136 Female 6 36 0 12 21 22 20 22 43 16 26 164 163 Male 10 52 27 8 5 0 57 42 20 8 0 2 51 56 6 5 13 42 st st st st st st st st st th th th th th th rd rd rd rd rd rd rd rd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 5 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Total Total Total Semester M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil M.Phil BS(CS) BS(CS) BS(CS) Program Session 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2017-21 2016-20 2015-19 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS

Botany Physics Geology Department Computer Science/ Computer Software Engineering Software Faculty Name of of Name S. No.

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1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 Section 0 50 43 43 80 37 86 17 15 69 49 40 46 93 73 60 18 52 102 527 431 431 278 278 2265 of No. students

6 8 8 2 5 5 5 7 2 0 13 14 19 80 17 10 33 92 36 245 Female

0 11 39 25 18 19 282 339 242 Male 16 24 78 th nd 27 13 56 50 15 10 64 88 44 33 37 72 th

st st st st

th th th th th th rd rd rd rd , 4 , 2 1 1 1 1 5 7 5 7 5 7 3 3 3 3 10 rd st Total Total Total 3 1 Semester MCS MCS Ph.D DVM M.Phil M.Phil BS(SE) (Hons.) (Hons.) (Hons.) (Hons.) Program

Session 2017-21 2017-21 B.Sc. 2016-20 BS(SE) 2015-19 BS(SE) 2014-18 BS(SE) 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 2016-18 2017-22 DVM 2016-21 DVM 2015-20 DVM 2014-19 DVM 2013-18 2012-17 DVM 2016-20 B.Sc. 2015-19 B.Sc. 2014-18 B.Sc.

Total Grand Faculty Total Grand Faculty Total Grand Faculty

DVM

Agriculture Department

Animal Sciences Animal

& Veterinary

Agriculture of Faculty of Faculty Faculty Name of of Name ii. iii.

S. No.

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Class Rooms

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Section

0 2 0 0 23 40 40 57 35 35 36 35 35 36 67 45 53 25 35 14 59 25 146 146 146 146 281 124 405 of No. students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 22 25 14 24 11 40 18 83 154 Female 7 16 0 0 23 34 41 146 146 127 Male 19 7 2 35 35 36 35 35 36 34 23 28 11 11 3 0 40 40 st st st st st

th th th th th th th th th th th th rd rd rd 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 8 5 6 8 5 7 9 5 7 9 3 3 3 Total Total Total Total Semester B.Sc. B.Sc. BEMS BEMS BEMS BEMS BEMS M.Phil M.Phil Program Total Grand Faculty Total Grand Faculty Session 2017-21 B.Sc. 2016-20 2015-19 B.Sc. 2014-18 B.Sc. 2013-17 B.Sc. 2017-21 B.Sc. 2016-20 2015-19 B.Sc. 2014-18 B.Sc. 2013-17 B.Sc. 2017-22 Pharm-D 2016-21 Pharm-D 2015-20 Pharm-D 2014-19 Pharm-D 2013-18 Pharm-D 2017-22 2016-21 2015-20 2014-19 2013-18 2017-19 2016-18 Total Grand Faculty

Electrical Electrical D. Pharm D. Department Engineering

Eastern Medicine

Engineering

Sciences Health of Faculty of Faculty Faculty Name of of Name v. iv. S. No.

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Class Rooms

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Section

9 93 13 38 33 58 10 63 12 48 37 60 41 19 51 55 50 73 97 56 88 229 140 125 of No. students

9 7 6 3 23 17 27 42 50 12 15 32 33 14 15 35 25 63 73 46 65 82 42 100 Female 4 6 3 70 21 16 13 58 46 25 164 334 Male 36 20 25 10 24 10 36 22 28 6 6 8 5

st st st st st st st th th th th th th th rd rd rd rd rd rd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 258 Total Total Total Total Semester 76 BBA BBA BBA BBA Program Total Session 2017-21 2016-20 2015-19 2014-18 2017-21 MBA 2016-20 MBA 2015-19 MBA 2014-18 MBA 2017-19 M.Com 2016-18 M.Com 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2014-18 BS 2017-19 MA 2016-18 MA 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2015-19 BS 2014-18 BS

BBA MBA English

Economics Commerce Department Faculty of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences Social and Humanities Management, of Faculty

Faculty Name of of Name vi. S. No.

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0 Class Rooms

1 1 2 1 1 1 83 Section 6 9 20 25 25 33 43 22 50 98 23 20 21 70 72 76 177 1235 4836 of No. students 6 4 9 6 16 25 12 31 45 96 20 19 61 35 43 169 2572 Female 4 0 3 19 2 0 3 8 9 19 21 12 37 33 2264 Male 5 2 14 2

st st st st st st st th rd rd rd rd rd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 3 3 3 3 3 Total Total Total Total Semester M.Phil M.Phil BS(CS) Program BS(EDU)

Total Grand Faculty Session 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-19 M.Sc. 2016-18 M.Sc. 2017-21 BS 2016-20 BS 2014-18 BS 2017-19 2016-18 2017-19 M.A 2016-18 M.A 2017-21 2017-21 Total Grand

Sociology Psychology Department Islamic Studies Islamic Kahuta Campus

Faculty Name of of Name

S. No.

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List of Internees under National Internship Programme (NIP) The Following are the lists of faculty members accommodated in different departments at University of the Poonch under National Internship Programme (NIP), an initiative of Government to provide the youth an opportunity of training to enhance their professional skills. The main objective of the program is to harness the energy and motivation of educated youth by providing them financial relief.

Name Father Name Registration No. Muhammad Yousaf Cheema Abdullah Khan Cheema 3410148704271 Muhammad Zubair Khalid Mehmood 3460204163423 Nabeel Ahmad Nazir Ahmad 3460256844591 Muhammad Faisal Haji Muhammad Mansha 3640251343793 Bilal Arif Muhammad Arif 3740489822317 Huma Naz Aman Ullah Khan 3740548045336 Tayyaba Lateef Muhammad Lateef 4130436830996 Javaid Riffat Khan Riffat Hussain Khan 6110105154469 Mehreen Shoukat Shoukat Ali 8110245172622 Syeda Saman Nizarat Syed Nizarat Hussain Shah 8120346062992 Sohrab Qayyum Abdul Qayyum Khan 8210115653317 Zia Ur Rehman Zulfiqar Haider Khan 8210121781607 Abid Hussain Abid Khawaja Muhammad Ashraf 8210140431061 Arshad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal Khan 8210168368493 Samina Irshad Muhammad Irshad 8210242690622 Syed Ali Turaab Bukhari Zail Ul Abideen Bukhari 8210333834037 Khawaja Faheem Haider Khawaja Ghulam Haider 8220123760005 Sughra Mehmood Mehmood Ahmed 8230133474302 Maria Fazal Muhammad Fazal 8230144796140 Mewish Razzaq Abdul Razzaq Khan 8230156861830

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Name Father Name Registration No.

Rafia Munir Bhatti Munir Hussain Bhatti 8230162191684 Muhammad Haseeb Fazal Muhammad Fazal 8230178705763 Humera Mehmood Khawaja Mehmood Ahmed 8230192216222 Anum Aziz Khawaja Muhammad Aziz 8230198913698 Simina Begum Muhammad Farooq Khan 8230204317644 Nagina Muneer Muhammad Muneer 8230209042658 Hammad Ali Muhammad Kazeem 8230210805529 Anam Hayat Muhammad Hayat 8230215880810 Sobia Rashid Muhammad Rashid Khan 8230222388566 Asma Hayat Muhammad Hayat 8230228839776 Farzana Kosar Arshad Khan 8230239510274 Muhammad Sarfraz Maqbool Hussain 8230242194207 Anam Abdul Rehman Abdul Rehman 8230243621772 Farhat Khurshid Muhammad Khurshid 8230244803800 Maryam Zulfiqar Zulfiqar Haider 8230247765290 Muhammad Faheem Khan Muhammad Ibrahim Khan 8230251385711 Toseer Afsar Muhammad Afsar 8230251620281 Muhammad Tahir Younas Muhammad Younas Khan 8230291949017 Hamza Tariq Tariq Mehmood 8230291987135 Hamid Ghulam Ghulam Rasool 8230293362781 Zohra Ayub Muhammad Ayub Khan 8230295604296 Durrya Rafaquat Rafaquat Hussain Iqbal 8230299032424 Sumayya Siddique Muhammad Siddique Khan 8230301902298 Ghazanfar Jamil Muhammad Jamil Khan 8230303776113

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Name Father Name Registration No. Sidra Binte Khalid Khalid Javed 8230304747930 Aiman Noor Muhammad Mahmood Khan 8230305026982 Gulshan Nazir Muhammad Nazir Khan 8230305357774 Asad Azam Muhammad Azam Khan 8230306376647 Humaira Abid Abid Hussain Khan 8230306426002 Sundas Mushtaq Muhammad Mushtaq Khan 8230307057528 Hifsa Khan Shamim Ashraf Khan 8230307850260 Isma Jamil Muhammad Jamil 8230307880736 Kamila Hafeez Muhammad Hafeez Khan 8230308333790 Muhammad Talha Khan Muhammad Sohail Khan 8230308625279 Atsham Saeed Muhammed Saeed Kayani 8230308911133 Asees Saddique Muhammad Saddique Khan 8230309750811 Ahtsham Ilyas Muhammad Ilyas Khan 8230311320671 Benish Yousaf Muhammad Yousaf Khan 8230314405768 Uroosa Nisar Mohammad Nisar Khan 8230314505884 Kashuf Shafi Muhammad Shafi Khan 8230316901392 Quwatul Mateen Asif Hayat 8230317654348 Seemab Shiraz Muhammad Shiraz Khan 8230317882887 Sonia Habib Muhammad Habib Khan 8230318347200 Kashaf Niaz Muhammad Niaz Khan 8230319079920 Saba Najeeb Muhammad Najeeb 8230321106470 Qurrat Ul Ain Muhammad Sadiq Khan 8230324809154 Amina Khurshid Muhammad Khurshid Khan 8230324814596 Nadia Shabeer Muhammad Shabeer Khan 8230324924282 Aqsa Javid Muhammad Javid 8230325892914 Nosheen Saleem Muhammad Saleem Khan 8230326688464

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Name Father Name Registration No. Rashda Kosar Bagh Hussain Khan 8230327069016 M. Zohaib Bin Manshad Muhammad Manshad Khan 8230327215541 Nazish Parveen Khushi Muhmmad 8230328112278 Ayesha Razzaq Muhammad Razzaq Khan 8230329097216 Sidra Jhangir Muhammad Jhangir Khan 8230329923678 Aqsa Ashraf Muhammad Ashraf Khan 8230331005374 Nayyab Rizwan Muhammad Rizwan 8230331053242 Faizan Sadiq M Sadiq Khan 8230332603699 Rubab Rasham Muhammad Rasham Khan 8230332827570 Huma Sabir Muhammad Sabir Khan 8230334662102 Asma Rahim Abdul Rahim 8230336116470 Sara Hameed Abdul Hameed Khan 8230337264382 Walid Akram Muhammad Akram Khan 8230337621783 Jhanzeb Khan Pir Muhammad Khan 8230337717901 Hina Ashiq Ashiq Hussain 8230338172508 Amna Mustafa Ghulam Mustafa Khan 8230342132662 Kiran Sabir Muhammad Sabir Khan 8230344507586 Munim Kabir Muhammad Kabir Khan 8230345629347 Nadia Khadam Khadam Hussain 8230346139126 Ghzala Fazal Muhammad Fazal 8230348244894 Zahida Akhtar Abdul Hussain Khan 8230351178318 Amir Khalid Muhammad Khalid Mahmood 8230353434373 Alisha Sehar Sohrab Khan 8230354079078 Usman Bin Khadim Khadim Hussain Khan 8230354781253 Huma Khan Sardar Ijaz Ahmed Khan 8230354872082

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Name Father Name Registration No. Saima Kosar Amir Azam 8230354913002 Shahida Begum Misri Khan 8230357353982 Nouman Shabir Shabir Ahmed 8230358992467 Sadaf Nazir Muhammad Nazir Khan 8230359174970 Saba Tariq Muhammad Tariq Khan 8230359807192 Aansa Mazoor Manzoor Khan 8230359928822 Assma Rasheed Muhammad Rasheed Khan 8230360962862 Qaiser Hussain Shah Zakar Hussain Shah 8230361346589 Ahsan Iltaf Iltaf Hussain 8230363604793 Ruqia Siddique Muhammad Siddique Khan 8230364139482 Summra Ishaq Muhammad Ishaq Khan 8230364717450 Zaryab Ali Khan Mehmood Ahmad Khan 8230366959699 Rahban Riaz Muhammad Riaz Khan 8230367822257 Arneeb Sajjad Muhammad Sajjad 8230367874896 Tayyaba Anwar Muhammad Anwar Khan 8230368234152 Madiha Ashraf Muhammad Ashraf Khan 8230369989962 Fatima Akbar Ghulam Akbar 8230372401126 Mahran Sadiq Muhammad Sadiq Khan 8230374234617 Syeda Sehar Iftikhar Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah 8230375531474 Areel Bin Khalid Khalid Mehmood 8230375636301 Kiran Shabir Muhammad Shabir Khan 8230375733062 Sidra Khursheed Muhammad Khursheed Shahid 8230377716542 Faisal Sharaf M Sharaf Khan 8230378761603 Sidra Ayub Muhammad Ayub 8230379680568 Muhammad Anis Aftab Aftab Azam 8230380440697

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Name Father Name Registration No. Noshirvan Adil Pervez Akhtar Kiani 8230382819013 Rabiya Irshad Muhammad Irshad Khan 8230387154614 Tuba Latif Muhammad Latif Khan 8230387710396 Samreen Ismail M Ismail Khan 8230392542138 Kiran Mumtaz Muhammad Mumtaz Khan 8230392556148 Sadia Basharat Basharat Hussain 8230392907760 Robab Mehmood Mehmood Hussain 8230393783142 Fouzia Sarwar Muhammad Sarwar Khan 8230393970544 Aasma Arif Muhammad Arif Ejaz 8230394283652 Ifsha Arif Muhammad Arif Khan 8230394891918 Sehrish Razzaq Muhammad Razzaq Khan 8230395206370 Ieeman Khan Fazal Hameed 8230397641878 Mussarat Bashir Muhammad Bashir 8230397968298 Faran Akbar Mir Akbar Khan 8230398779291 Asad Altaf Altaf Hussain 8230399382105 Maria Habib Muhammad Habib Khan 8240114509410 Sajida Mehboob Mehboob Hussain 8240132545366 Sidra Asghar Muhammad Asghar Khan 8240158069734 Sobia Ashraf Muhammad Ashraf Khan 8240182703674 Muhammad Ahsan Naseer Muhammad Naseer 8240182773339 Faiza Nargus Khadim Hussain 8240187846094 Rozina Afzal Muhammad Afzal Khan 8240197244182 Aneela Azad Muhammad Azad Khan 8240405696366 Syed Saqlain Hyder Bukhari Syed Akhtar Hussain Bukhari 8260103461841 Tayyeb Imtiaz Imtiaz Ahmed 8260203415127

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Name Father Name Gender Department Degree Program Rana Zain Raza Rana Asad Ali Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil Muhammad Zubair Khalid Mahmood Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil Nabeel Ahmad Nazir Ahmad Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil M. Nasir Ashraf Muhammad Ashraf Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil M. Faisal Haji Muhammad Mansha Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil Arslan Ahmed Sana Ullah Male Agronomy Ms / M.Phil Rafia Munir Bhatti Munir Hussain Bhatti Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Faizeen Riaz Muhammad Riaz Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Nadia Khadim Khadim Hussain Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Samina Irshad Muhammad Irshad Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Salma Ijaz Khawaja Ijaz Ahmed Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Rumana Arif Muhammad Arif Khan Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Sonia Sarwar Muhammad Sarwar Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Yasir Mumtaz Abbasi Mumtaz Ahmed Abbasi Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Sonia Javid Javid Iqbal Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Zarqa Latif Abdul Latif Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Babar Aziz Muhammad Aziz Khan Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Babar Aziz M. Khalil Khan Zia Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Huma Yousaf Muhammad Yousaf Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Tauqeer Sardar Sardar Khan Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Junaid Anjum Ch Ghulam Hussain Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Saiqa Nazir Muhammad Nazir Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Sahrish Arif Muhammad Arif Khan Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Humaira Kousar Muhammad Rashid Khan Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Javid Akhter Muhammad Karim Khan Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Shahla Wahid Muhammad Wahid Female Botany Ms / M.Phil M. Mustafa Javed Mohammad Afsar Javed Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Iqra Liyaqat Liyaqat Hussain Female Botany Ms / M.Phil Ehzaz Ahmad Zahoor Ahmed Male Botany Ms / M.Phil Amina Khurshid M. Khurshid Khan Female Chemistry Ms / M.Phil Muhammad Sajid Mir Ahmed Male Chemistry Ms / M.Phil Iqra Ghulam Rasool Ghulam Rasool Female Chemistry Ms / M.Phil Binish Qayyoum Ch. Abdul Qayyoum Ch. Female Chemistry Ms / M.Phil Rabia Aziz Abdul Qayyum Nazar Female Chemistry Ms / M.Phil

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Name Father Name Gender Department Degree Program Fazia Begum Sher Muhammad Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Sayeda Faiza Sakhavat Sakhavat Hussain Shah Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Bushra Ibrahim M Ibrahim Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Shazia Latif Muhammad Latif Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Aamra Rafiq Malik Muhammad Rafiq Malik Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Sajid Mahmood Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Tariq Ahmed Jummah Butt Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Basharat Iqbal Hasan Muhammad Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Muhammad Yasir Khan Muhammad Azim Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Kamran Haider Misri Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Sobia Ashraf M. Ashraf Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Nida Saleem Muhammad Salim Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Syed Ahsan Elahi Bukhari S. Zain Ul Abidin Bukhary Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Muhammad Shahid Muhammad Irshad Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Muhammad Absar Khan Muhammad Saeed Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Waqas Khan Sher Ahmed Khan Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Sadaf Azad Muhammad Azad Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Amna Tariq Muhammad Tariq Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Sakina Khatoon M. Iqbal Hussain Male Chemistry MS/M.Phil Rudaba Sahrish Jabeen Ashiq Hussain Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Amina Khalil Khalil Ahmad Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Nazish Parveen Khushi Muhammad Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Rashda Kosar Bagh Hussain Khan Female Chemistry MS/M.Phil Asad Ali Mukhtar Ahmad Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Abdul Rafeeh Shakeel Shakeel Ahmad Khokhar Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Jawaad Iftikhar Iftikhar Hussain Minhas Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Aquib Mateen M. Mateen Hashmi Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Samreen Arshad M. Arshad Khan Female Entomology Ph.D Khawar Nazir Muhammad Ishaq Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Arshad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal Khan Male Entomology MS/M.Phil Shamaila Arif Muhammad Arif Khan Female Entomology Ph.D Afshan Khaliq Khan M. Khaliq Khan Male Entomology Ph.D Alveena Naseem Muhammad Naseem Khan Female Food Sciences & MS/M.Phil Technology Raja Mubashar Javed Raja M Javed Naz Male Food Sciences & MS/M.Phil Technology

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Name Father Name Gender Department Degree Program Hashmat Ullah Farid Ullah Male Horticulture MS/M.Phil Syed Riaz Hussain Syed M. Shafique Shah Male Horticulture MS/M.Phil Abid Hussain Abid Kh. M. Ashraf Male Horticulture MS/M.Phil Javaid Riffat Khan Riffat Hussain Khan Male Horticulture MS/M.Phil Bilal Arif Muhammad Arif Male Horticulture MS/M.Phil Mehreen Shoukat Shoukat Ali Female Horticulture MS/M.Phil Mehfooza Shagufta Gilani Ghayas Ud Din Shah Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Mansoor Ahmed Alam Din Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Saqib Ahmed Muhammad Naseer Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Tahir Sultan Sultan Muhammad Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Shaban Safeer Abbasi M. Safeer Khan Abbasi Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Raja Naweed Dawood Raja M. Dawood Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Sahibzada M. Kashif Imdad Hussain Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Enab Bashir Bashir Hussain Khan Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Sajid Mehmood Muhammad Rahim Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Muhammad Umar Walayat Hussain Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Saadia Shafique Muhammad Shafique Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Atif Hussain Muhammad Farooq Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Hafiz M. Naveed Tabassum Khan Muhammad Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil M. Anwar Ul Mustafa Muhammad Sharif Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Rizwan Ul Haq Muhammad Sohrab Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Noureen Waheed Waheed Akhter Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Uzma Azam Muhammad Azam Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Hafiz Salik Shakeel Shakeel Ahmed Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Atif Taseer Taseer Ahmed Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Abdul Basit Muhammad Rashid Male Islamic Studies MS/ M.Phil Mudassar Iqbal Shabir Ahmad Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Shumaila Alam Khan Sher Alam Khan Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Shazan Musa Musa Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Arsal Karim Fazl Karim Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Ziaullah Rahmat Ullah Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Muhammad Rustam Kala Khan Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Abdul Tawab Muhammad Sadiq Male Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Shazia Begum Ghulam Mustafa Khan Female Islamic Studies MS/M.Phil Muhammad Zamir Khan Khan Muhammad Khan Male Mathematics MS/M.Phil Jhanzeb Khan Pir Muhammad Khan Male Mathematics MS/M.Phil

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Name Father Name Gender Department Degree Program Shaista Khanum Sher Ahmed Khan Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Naeem Muhammad Shareef Male Mathematics MS/M.Phil Sadia Nasim Muhammad Nasim Khan Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Nafeesa Saleem Muhammad Saleem Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Kashif Mehmood Khurshid Ahmed Male Mathematics MS/M.Phil Javeria Iqbal Gardezi Syed Iqbal Hussain Gardezi Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Misbah Kanwal M. Munshi Khan Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Durryah Rafaquat Rafaquat Hussain Iqbal Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Naghma Dilpazir M. Dilpazir Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Attia Khushi Khushi Hussain Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Sehrish Naseem Muhammad Nasim Khan Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Tahir Shreef Muhammad Shreef Male Mathematics MS/M.Phil Saba Kamal Muhammad Kamal Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Madeeha Javid Muhammad Javid Khan Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Mehwish Akhtar Muhammad Akhtar Javed Female Mathematics MS/M.Phil Asn Khurshid Hussain Female Physics MS/M.Phil Huma Khan Sardar Ijaz Ahmed Khan Female Physics MS/M.Phil Safia Aslam Muhammad Aslam Khan Female Physics MS/M.Phil Nasir Bashir Chughtai M. Bashir Khan Chughtai Male Physics MS/M.Phil Khan Qurat-Ul-Ain Akhlaq Hussain Female Physics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Shafique Alam Sher Male Physics MS/M.Phil Wajid Mussarat Mussarat Hussain Male Physics MS/M.Phil Saqib Kaleem Muhammad Kaleem Khan Male Physics MS/M.Phil Faiza Shaukat Shaukat Hussain Female Physics MS/M.Phil Rana Gul Muhammad Kazeem Male Physics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Aumeer Khan Sardar Abdul Razzaq Male Physics MS/M.Phil Khawaja Fahim Haider Khawaja Ghulam Haider Male Physics MS/M.Phil Zulqarnain Habib Sardar M. Habib Khan Male Physics MS/M.Phil Sohaib Swar Muhammad Swar Khan Male Physics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Saddam Khan Jan Muhammad Khan Male Physics MS/M.Phil Fatima Jannat Jannat Hussain Khan Female Physics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Arif Muhammad Yousif Male Physics MS/M.Phil Toseer Afsar Muhammad Afsar Male Physics MS/M.Phil Farah Mahmood Mehmood Nawaz Female Physics MS/M.Phil Muhammad Amjad Mushtaq Ali Male Plant Breeding & MS/M.Phil Molecular Genetics

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Name Father Name Gender Department Degree Program

Imran Ali Muhammad Iqbal Male Plant Breeding & MS/M.Phil Molecular Genetics Muhammad Yousaf Cheema Abdullah Khan Male Plant Breeding & MS/M.Phil Molecular Genetics Umar Mukhtar Mukhtar Ahmed Male Plant Breeding & MS/M.Phil Molecular Genetics Naveed Nazir Muhammad Nazir Khan Male Plant Breeding & Ph.D Molecular Genetics Raja Mustansar Shakil M. Shakil Khan Male Plant Breeding & Ph.D Sobia Ashfaq Muhammad Ashfaq Khan Female Plant Breeding & PhD Molecular Genetics Shaista Fiaz Muhammad Fiaz Female Plant Breeding & MS/M.Phil Molecular Genetics Muhammad Najeeb Muhammad Munir Khan Male Plant Pathology MS/M.Phil Muhammad Tahir Younas Muhammad Younas Khan Male Plant Pathology MS/M.Phil Summra Ishaq Muhammad Ishaq Khan Female Soil & Environmental MS/M.Phil Sciences Areel Bin Khalid Khalid Mehmood Male Soil & Environmental MS/M.Phil Izhar Ul Haq Wilayat Khan Male Zoology MS/M.Phil Shamsa Kanwal Muhammad Rashid Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Anees Ahmed Sheikh Ghulam Hussain Sheikh Male Zoology MS/M.Phil Samia Batool Zulfiqar Hussain Shah Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Adeela Tabassum Muhammad Bashir Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Anisa Bibi Fazal Hussain Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Iffat Mushtaq Mushtaq Ahmad Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Summeya Ghous Muhammad Ghous Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Mumtaz Hussain Khushhal Male Zoology MS/M.Phil Lubna Nazeer Muhammad Nazeer Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Faiza Nargus Khadim Hussain Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Sajida Mehboob Mehboob Hussain Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Bushra Rashid M.rashid Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Iram Mushtaq Mushtaq Ahmed Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Urooj Khalid Khalid Mehmood Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Zaheen Akhtar Niaz Muhammad Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil Yamna Anwar M. Anwar Khan Female Zoology MS/M.Phil

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List of Co-Curriculum Activities Form July 2017 to July 2018

S. No Activity/Event Date 1. Karwan-e-Yaqjehti (Quetta) August 11 - 16 2017 2. Independence Day of Pakistan 14-08-2017 3. Cultural Day 16-08-2017 4. Inter Departmental Speech / Easy Writing Competition 24-10-2017 5. AJ&K Level Inter University Speech Competition Feb 10 - 20 2018 6. Inter Faculty Qirrat & Naat Competition 07-06-2018 7. Inter Faculty Debate Competition 05-07-2018

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UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE University of The Poonch, Rawalakot

University Governance University’s good governance can also be judged by the regular meetings of Statutory Bodies. Registrar Office, during 2017 and 2018, regularly conducted meetings of the Senate, Syndicate, Academic Council, Selection Board, Advance Studies and Research Board to discuss and decide policy and common matters. Advance Studies and Research Board The Advanced Studies & Research Board (ASRB) is the highest body which deals with the promotion of advanced studies and research in the University. The purpose of the Board is to recognize, facilitate and promote research and scholarships at the University. The University has a reputation of academic excellence based on impressive record of achievements both in teaching and research. During first year, The University of Poonch established ASRB. Comprising of following members.

S. No Name of Member

1. Prof. Emeritus M. Rasul Jan Pop, SI Vice Chancellor 2. Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Dean, Faculty of Agriculture 3. Prof. Dr. Abdul Hamid Dean, Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences 4. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Ahmad Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology 5. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fareed Khan Dean, Faculty of Management & Social Sciences 6. Prof. Dr. Khawaja Farooq Ahmed Dean, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences

7. Dr. Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu Dean, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

8. Prof. Dr. Muzzamil Hussain Siddiqui Department of Agronomy

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9. Professor Dr. Habib Ahmed Rathore Department of Food Sciences & Technology

10. Dr. Imtiaz Hussain , Associate Professor Department of Food Sciences & Technology

11. Dr. Nighat Akram, Assistant Professor Department of Islamic Studies

12. Dr. Shabnam Shahida, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry

13. Prof. Dr. Siddique Awan Directorate of Advanced Studies & Semester Affairs

14. Prof. (R) Dr. Yousaf Ali Ch Directorate of Quality Enhancement Cell

15. Dr. Mohsin Zafar Deputy Director Advanced Studies & Semester Affairs

Meetings of Board were held as per following schedule

i. 2nd Meeting 15-06-2017 ii. 3rd Meeting 19-09-2017 iii. 4th Meeting 13-12-2017 iv. 5th Meeting 23-04-2018 v. 6th Meeting 12-06-2018

Academic Council

The Academic Council has the responsibility for reviewing all University academic programs and related matters. The Council receives reviews from various departments’ proposals and policy decisions regarding their respective programs. Academic Council is a policy-recommending body, which initiates studies and reviews in consultation with the respective faculty boards. It has the authority to make recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor’s office on all important matters related to the academic programs and mission of the University.

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No. Name Category 1. Vice-Chancellor Chairman University of the Poonch, Rawalakot 2. Dean Faculty of Agricultural Sciences 3. Dean Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences 4. Dean Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences The Deans of all Faculties are 5. Dean the Members Faculty of Management, Humanities & Social Sciences 6. Dean Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 7. Dean Faculty of Engineering & Technology 8. All Chairmen All Heads of the Departments 9. Five members representing the Departments, Institutes & the Constituent Colleges (Through Election/Representation Committee) Five Professors including Emeritus Professors (Through Election/ Representation Committee) 10. Prof. Dr. Habib Ahmed Rathore Department of Plant Breeding & Molecular Genetics Faculty of Agriculture 11. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Awan Department of Food Sciences & Technology Faculty of Agriculture 12. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Safdar Anjum Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 13. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rafique Khan Chairman, Department of Zoology 14. The Registrar The University of Poonch, Rawalakot 15. The Controller of Examinations University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Ex-officio Member 16. The Librarian Member 17. Director, Quality Enhancement Cell University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Member (Non-Voting)

The following meetings of the Academic Council were held wherein various decisions such as curriculum revision, appointment of faculty on the Board of Studies, opening of new department, finalizing the admission criteria and cases of the same nature were approved.

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The meetings of the Academic Council during the Year 2017-18 were held as per following schedule:

i. 7th Meeting 04-04-2017 ii. 8th Meeting 07-07-2017 iii. 9th Meeting 08-03-2018

Selection Board The Selection Board is responsible to consider the applications received in response to the University’s advertisements and recommends the suitable candidates for appointments on various academic as well as administrative positions in BPS-17 and above. The selection on academic positions is endorsed by external referees in the relevant field. The short-listed candidates are also evaluated in terms of effectiveness in four principal fields such as: i) teaching, ii) research work, iii) service; and, iv) personal biodata. During 2017-2018 two meetings of the Selection Board were held during the year 2017-18 as per following schedule.

Selection Board Meetings i. 8th Meeting 26th September 2017 ii. 9th Meeting 19-20 December 2017 iii. 10th Meeting 8th May 2018

Finance and Planning Committee The Finance & Planning Committee is a recommending body of the financial matter of the University. The Finance & Planning Committee gives recommendation on matters related to finance. Followings are the member of Finance & Planning Committee;

Members of the F&P Committee

No. Name Category 1. Prof. Dr. Rasool Jan (PSI) Vice-Chancellor/Chairman 2. Advisor Finance – Higher Education Commission, Islamabad 3. Secretary Finance and Planning Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 4. Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad

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5. Mr. Muhammad Shamim Khan Treasurer/Director, P&D/Secretary, F&P Committee

6. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Farid khan (Member)

7. Dr. Imtiaz Hussain (Member)

Meetings of Finance & Planning Committee were held during the Year 2017-18 as following schedule

5th Meeting 15-07-2017

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Syndicate The Syndicate is the recommending body of the University. The Syndicate considers the recommendations of Academic Council and Finance & Planning Committee on matters related to concerned body. Followings are the member of Syndicate. Members of the Syndicate No. Name From To Tenure 1 Vice-Chancellor University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Chairman Syndicate 2 The Dean Agricultural Sciences 3 The Dean Basic & Applied Sciences 4 The Dean Medical & Health Sciences The Deans of all Faculties are the Members 5 The Dean Management, Humanities & Social Sciences 6 The Dean Veterinary & Animal Sciences 7 The Dean Engineering & Technology Three Professors/Associate Professor /Assistant Professor: (Through Election) 8 Dr. Habib Ahmed Rathore Professor Department of Food Sciences & Technology Faculty of Agriculture 9 Dr. Abdul Khaliq Assistant Professor Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences Faculty of Agriculture 11 Principals All Constituent Colleges NIL 12 The Registrar University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Secretary Syndicates 13 The Treasurer University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Ex-officio Member 14 The Controller of Examinations University of the Poonch, Rawalakot Ex-officio Member 15 Director, Quality Enhancement Cell Member Syndicate University of the Poonch, Rawalakot (Non-Voting)

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The meetings of Syndicate were held wherein discussed various policies and decisions were taken on matters related to academic and administrative functioning of the University. During the year 2017-18 meetings of syndicate were held per following schedule.

Meetings of Syndicate i. 12th Meeting 10-08-2017 ii. 13th Meeting 01-03-2018 Senate The Senate is the executive body of the University which exercises general supervision over the affairs and management of the property of the University. The Senate considers the recommendations of Syndicate, Selection Board, Academic Council and Finance & Planning Committee on matters related to concerned body. Followings are the members of the Senate. Members of the Senate # Name of Member 1. President AJ&K/Chancellor UPR Chairman Senate 2. Vice Chancellor University of the Poonch, Rawalakot 3. The Chairperson OR Nominee, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Sector H-9, Islamabad 4. The Secretary Higher Education Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 5. Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Dean Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch, Rawalakot 6. Sardar Naeem Ahmed Shiraz Secretary (R) Govt. of AJ&K 7. Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain Khan (SI), Founder, Vice Chancellor, University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, AJ&K 8. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Masoom Yasinzai, Rector, International Islamic University, Islamabad

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9. Sardar Muhammad Rahim Khan Secretary (Retd) of the Govt. of Azad Jammu & KAshmir 10. Mr. Justice Hamid Durrani Ex-Justice, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa High Court, Peshawar 11. Prof. Dr. Azra Yasmin Department of Environmental Sciences Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi 12. Prof. Dr. Maqsood Ahmed MUST, Mirpur 13. Dr. Imtiaz Hussain Assistant Professor Department of Food Science & Technology Faculty of Agriculture 14. Mr. Muhammad Shahzad Khan Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Faculty of Management, Humanities & Social Sciences 15. Mr. Waqas Nasim Lecturer Department of Geology Institute of Earth Sciences, Mong Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences 16. The Director Quality Enhancement Cell, UPR 17. The Registrar Secretary Senate University of the Poonch, Rawalakot

Senate Meetings During the year 2017-18 meetings of the Senate were held per following schedule.

i. 8th Meeting 02-03-2017 ii. 9th Meeting 28-08-2017 iii. 10th Meeting 23-12-2017

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STRENGTHENING University of The Poonch, Rawalakot

Strengthening Physical Infrastructure Development Projects / Construction projects MEGA PROJECT “STRENGTHENING OF UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT” APPROVED BY THE GOVT. OF PAKISTAN THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION (HEC) COSTING RS. 844.914 MILLION A Mega Project entitled “Strengthening of the University of Poonch, Rawalakot AJ&K” was approved by the Govt. of Pakistan through Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad costing Rs 844.914 million. Main features of the project along with current status are given below;

Sr # Description Approved Current Status Cost (Rs m) 1. Construction Work 533.908 The construction work has been awarded 02 Academic Blocks, 01 Library, to M/S CCS Comservice Pakistan Solutions 01 female hostel (Pvt) Ltd. The construction company 01 Administration Block has mobilized on site with all necessary machinery and equipment and the work is in Boundary Wall and External progress with a fast pace. Development 1. Construction of boundary wall at Shamsabad Campus alongwith pavements has been completed. 2. Construction of boundary wall at Chhottagala Campus is in progress. 2. Laboratory Equipment 154.389 Laboratory Equipment worth Rs 140 million have been provided to strengthen all the laboratories including Hi-Tech Lab. 3. Literature 6.500 Books costing Rs. 6.500 million provided to all Faculties 4. Furniture and Fixture 42.002 Furniture amounting to Rs. 6.000 million provided to existing departments 5. Operational Vehicles 30.700 07 Vehicles including 04 Buses, 01 Hiace for Faculty, 01 Ambulance and a Car purchased 6. Project Coordination Staff 15.775 PD + Project Engineer 7. Teaching Aid Requirements 18.800 Necessary items provided to existing departments 9. Contingencies 9.866 MOU signed with SCO, Media laid and internal survey is in process As per demand. Grand Total: 844.914 —

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More than 60% of the projects cost will be spent on provision of Academic and other infrastructure to be constructed on newly acquired land at Tarar. The approved scope of work encompasses Master Planning, construction of 01 Academic Blocks, 01 Girls Hostel for 200 students, 01 Administration Block and 01 Central Library. Total covered area to be constructed is more than 165,000 SFT. Upon completion of this project, all the University campuses and offices currently operating in rented buildings, will be shifted to its own premises.

GOVERNMENT OF AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR FUNDED PROJECT “ACQUISITION OF LAND AND PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN THE FACULTY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES FOR UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT AT RAWALAKOT, AJ&K” COSTING RS. 347.797 MILLION

Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir approved a project “Acquisition of land and Provision of Immediate Needs to Strengthen the Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (FV&AS) for University of the Poonch Rawalakot at Rawalakot, AJ&K” costing Rs. 347.797 million.

Sr # Description Approved Current Status Cost (Rs m) Total 332 Kanal lands at Taraar has to be acquired. Possession of land completed and 1 Purchase of Land 276.026 payment made to the concerned and work order of Road. • Construction of Livestock compound at Khaigala has been completed. • Construction of Academic Block is 100% completed. 2 Civil Works 36.936 • Construction of Boundary Wall at Tarar is 90% completed. • Work order of Road by AJK has been issued.

3 Lab Equipment 25.657 4 Teaching Aid Requirements 2.859

5 Literature 0.500 Procured to facilitate the Faculty of 6 Furniture & Fixture 2.413 Veterinary & Animal Sciences to achieve the target of accreditation successfully. 7 Remodelling of Existing and new Labs 1.978 8 Contingencies 1.428 TOTAL : 347.797

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The scope of project includes acquisition of 332 Kanals of land at Tarar. The Civil Work costing Rs. 36.936 million comprises of construction of livestock compound at Khaigala, Construction of Academic Block for FV&AS and Construction of Boundary Wall for land acquired at Tarar. Possession of land completed and payment made to the concerned persons. Construction of livestock compound at Khaigala has been completed. Construction of Academic Block is 100% completed. However, Construction of Boundary Wall at Tarar is in progress.

NEW PROJECT “ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-CAMPUSES OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITIES AT DISTRICT LEVEL (UMBRELLA PROJECT HEC) FOR UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT AT RAWALAKOT, AJ&K BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN THROUGH HEC

The Government of Pakistan through HEC has approved a project “Establishment of Sub-Campuses of Public Sector Universities at District Level (Umbrella Project HEC) for University of the Poonch, Rawalakot at Rawalakot, AJ&K at Haveli (Forward Kahuta)” Costing Rs. 5206.280 million. Faculty and supporting staff has been hired. Computers, Furniture, Books and all other allied facilities have been provided. Rs. 56.110 million has been released so far. 2nd semester is in Progress at Haveli Campus.

NEW PROJECT “ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB CAMPUSES UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT, AJ&K” BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AJ&K

On request of the UPR, Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir included a project “Acquisition of Land for the Establishment of Sub-Campuses, University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, AJ&K” Costing Rs. 98.000 million in ADP 2016-17 with an allocation of Rs 27.872 million. Currently, the project has been suspended by the government of AJ&K. The project is expected to be taken up in FY 2018-19.

CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD CONNECTING TARAR AND CHHOTTAGALA CAMPUSES UNIVERSITY OF THE POONCH, RAWALAKOT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AJ&K

Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir has taken up the construction of road connecting Tarar and Chhottagala Campuses of University of the Poonch Rawalakot

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The work order costing Rs 142.00 million has been issued.

CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION BLOCK FOR FACULTY OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES

To cater day to day increasing need of academic spaces, the University has initiated Construction of an Extension Block for Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences costing around Rs 29.000 million. The area of the said block is about 21000 sft.

The structure of the block is completed and finishing work is 90% Completed.

ESTABLISHMENT OF LABORATORIES

Laboratories of the followings departments have been furnished and re-modelled during the last year:

• Faculty of Agriculture • Faculty of Health Sciences • Department of Electrical Engineering • Department of Software Engineering • Department of Computer Sciences

CONSTRUCTION , REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

CIVIL WORKS COMPLETED

• Construction of a multi-purpose hall having area of about 4500 sft for 400 audience • Construction of Field Office for Transport Section • Construction of Boundary wall and External Development Works for Shamasabad Campus • Construction of Site Office at Tarar Campus

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• Providing and Fixing Tough Tiles / Pavers for Housing Colony & Guest House Shamasabad Campus

CIVIL WORKS IN PROGRESS

• Construction of Pre-Cast Boundary Wall for Chhotta Gala Campus • Construction of Main Gate for Shamasabad Campus • Construction of Pre-Cast Boundary wall for Tarar Campus • Construction of Toilets with Masjid at Agriculture Campus University of the Poonch, Rawalakot • Installation of Optical Fiber Cable • Barbed Wire has installed • Foot Path has Completed • Land scarping has completed

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Web Portal The University of The Poonch Website During 2017, University of the Poonch’s official website (web portal) was launched as the newly, enhanced and developed gateway enabling users to access their online university services. UPR’s website enables users to access their university email account, journals and other online services at any time via web browser. The portal features are frequently updated, targeted content delivered to the individual user so that users could see the news, announcements and campaigns relevant to their role within the university. The Web Portal team is currently engaging with the university community over the coming months to develop contents and approve its functionality to help schools and other departments to utilize the increased potential of this new development. The use of UPR website comes mainly from prospective students as well as from current enrolled Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D students including members of staff, scholars and researchers generally reflecting the demographic make-up of the University community. Web Team Dr. Adnan Idris, Assistant Professor (Department of Computer Sciences) Mr. Faheem Yaqoob, Research Associate (Department of Computer Sciences)

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FACULTIES

Agricultrual Sciences

Veterinary & Basic and Animal Sciences Applied Sciences

Managment Humanities Medical and Social and Health Sciences Scineces

Engineering & Technology University of The Poonch, Rawalakot

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Agricultural Sciences is the main faculty of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot. The institution was primarily set up in 1980 as one of the constituent campuses of the university of Azad Jammu & Kashmir with main campus at Muzaffarabad, to cater the needs of Agricultural graduates in private and public sector. Within thirty Eight years, the Agriculture Faculty got tremendous progress in Faculty and technical manpower development. Most of the staff members hold Ph.D and Post-Doc degrees from various countries of the world including Australia, UK, USA, Germany, China, Russia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Presently, the Faculty is the best among the national agricultural institutions in terms of teacher’s qualification and training as well as their worldwide exposure and research endeavours. The faculty of Agriculture enjoys a prominent status among the University in terms of research achievements and quality publications. The healthy & competitive environment within the Faculty is envisaged to earn international fame shortly.

Departments:

• Agronomy • Entomology • Food Sciences and Technology • Horticulture • Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics • Plant Pathology • Soil and Environmental Sciences • Agricultural Economics

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Department of Agronomy Modern crop production is the application of the principles of physical, biological and social sciences for growing of domesticated plants to meet the diversity of human needs in a profitable manner. It is a continuous challenge to increase the crop yields to remain ahead of human population increase. The dynamic process of crop production is facing the challenge of global climate change now. New potent crop varieties and technologies must be searched for the survival of ever increasing people on limited resource base under various climatic conditions. The continuous concern in crop production is to use optimally the resources necessary for crop production in a sustainable manner. The sustainable use of resources implies current utilization in an optimum way saving their productivity for the use of future generations. Faculty Dr. Muzammal Hussain Siddiqui Ph.D Mr. Muhammad Jamil Ph.D Scholar Dr. Khalid Mehmood Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Shehzad Ph.D Dr. Aqeel Ahmed Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Ph.D Mrs. Sadaf Khalid M.Sc. (Hons) Publications 1. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Muzammil H. Siddiqui, Sher Afzal, Zahoor Ahmad, Qaiser Maqsood and Rana Dildar Khan, 2018. Forage productivity of cowpea [Vignaunguiculata (L.) Walp] cultivars improve by optimization of spatial arrangements. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias, 9 (1). (IF 0.60). 2. Khalid, S. M. Shehzad, F. Zahoor, K. Mubeen, A. Ahmad and E. Ali.2018. Parthenium hysterophorus Herbage Mulching: Potential Source of Weeds Control in Soybean (Glycine max). Planta Dainanha, 36(1). (IF 0.891). 3. N. Sarwar, Atique-ur-Rehman, O. Farooq, K. Mubeen, A. Wasaya, W. Nouman, M. Zafar Ali, M. Shehzad. 2017. Exogenous application of Gibberellic acid improves the maize crop productivity under scarce and sufficient soil moisture condition. Cercetări Agronomiceîn Moldova, (Hec Regonized). 4: 65-73. 4. Rehman, F.U. Hussain, R. Qamar, M. Ali, M.S. Zamir, S. Iqbal, M. Shehzad, N. Masood and H.M.R. Javeed. 2017. Efficacy of herbicides in controlling

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Parthenium hysterophorus L. in spring maize (Zea mays L.). Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Food, 9(2): 213-220. (IF 0.891). 5. Shahid Iqbal, Christian Thierfelder, Haroon Zaman Khan, H.M.R. Javeed, M. Arif and Muhammad Shehzad, 2017. Maximizing maize quality, productivity and profitability through a combined use of compost and nitrogen fertilizer in a semi- arid environment in Pakistan. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst, 107(2):197-213. (IF 1.897). 6. Khalid, S. M. Shehzad, F. Zahoor, K. Mubeen, A. Ahmad and E. Ali, 2018. Parthenium hysterophorus Herbage Mulching: Potential Source of Weeds Control in Soybean (Glycine max). Planta Dainanha, 36(1). (IF 0.891). 7. Khalid Mehmood, Jiu-yu Li, Jun Jiang, M.M. Masud & Ren-kou Xu. 2017. Effect of low energy-consuming biochars in combination with nitrate fertilizer on soil acidity amelioration and maize growth. Journal of Soil and Sediments, 17:790– 799. (IF 2.52). 8. Ren-yong Shi, Jiu-yu Li, Jun Jiang, Khalid Mehmood, Yuan Liu, Renkou Xu and Wei Qian. 2017. Characteristics of biomass ashes from different materials and their ameliorative effects on acid soils. Journal of Environmental Sciences. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2016.07.015 (IF 2.92). 9. Khalid Mehmood, Jiu-yu Li, Jun Jiang, Ren-yon Shi, Zhao-dong Liu & Ren-kou Xu. 2017. Amelioration of an acidic Ultisol by straw derived biochars combined with dicyandiamide under application of urea. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-8373-2 (IF 2.74). 10. Abdulaha-Al Baquy, Jiu-Yu Li, Chen-Yang Xu, Khalid Mehmood, and Ren-Kou Xu. 2017. Determination of critical pH and Al concentration of acidic Ultisols for wheat and canola crops. Solid Earth, doi:10.5194/se-2016-126, 2016 (IF 3.89). 11. M Abdulaha-Al Baquy,Jiu-Yu Li, Jun Jiang, Khalid Mehmood, Ren-yong Shi, Ren-kou Xu. 2017. Critical pH and exchangeable Al of four acidic soils derived from different parent materials for maize crops. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-017-1887-x. (IF 2.74). 12. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Muzammil H. Siddiqui, Sher Afzal, Zahoor Ahmad, Qaiser Maqsood and Rana Dildar Khan. 2018. Forage productivity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] cultivar improves by optimization of spatial arrangements. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias, 9(2):203-219. (IF 0.61). 13. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Asif Iqbal and Rana Nadeem Abbas. 2018. Spatio- temporal reconciliation to lessen losses in yield and quality of forage soybean

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(Glycine max L.) in soybean-sorghum intercropping systems. Bragantia, 77(2). (IF 0.709).

14. Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Brandon J. Bethune,Asif Iqbal, Rana Nadeem Abbas, Zubair Aslam, Haroon Zaman Khan and Bilal Ahmad, 2017. Agro-botanical response of forage sorghum-soybean intercropping systems under atypical spatio- temporal patterns. Pakistan Journal of Botany,49(3): 987-994 (IF 0.69).

15. Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Amir Iqbal, Zubair Aslam, Muhammad Maqsood, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad Umer Farooq, Ghulam Abbas and Muhammad Faisal, 2017. Boosting forage yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.) with multi-species bacterial inoculation in Pakistan. Phyton International Journal of Experimental Botany,86: 84-88. (IF 0.18).

16. Zahoor Ahmad, Shazia Anjum, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Hafiz Saeed-ur- Rehman, 2018. Foliar applied potassium enhances fiber quality, water relations and yield of cotton. Journal of Agricultural Research, 56(1): 17-25 HEC Recognized Journal.

17. Khalid, S.M. Shehzad, F. Zahoor, K. Mubeen, A. Ahmad and E. Ali.2018. Parthenium hysterophorus Herbage Mulching: Potential Source of Weeds Control in Soybean (Glycine max). Planta Dainanha, accepted (IF 0.891). Conferences/Workshops/Trainings

1. Certificate of Participation in Conference, Ultimate Solution of Food Security and Climate Change, held on March 13-15, 2018 at Department of Soil Science, Faisalabad. 2. Certificate of Participation in Conference, Challenges and Opportunities to Boost Agriculture in Changing Climate’’ held on March 26-28, 2018, College of Agriculture, BZU, Bahadur Sub Campus, Layyah. 3. Certificate of Participation in Conference, Climate Change threats to Agriculture and Food Security held on November 22-24, 2017 at University of Agriculture, Peshawar. 4. Certificate of Participation in Conference, Challenges and Opportunities to Boost Agriculture in changing climate held on March 29-30, 2017 at the College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub Campus, Layyah. 5. Certificate of Participation in Seminar, Soil ,Water and Nutrient Conservation in Mountainous Agriculture held on 2017, at Soil Science Society of Pakistan”.

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Projects

1. Approved from HEC, Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Fodder and Grain Yield of Maize in Rawalakot Rs. 0.6 million.

2. Approved from HEC Impact of biochar, organic manures and root intermin- gling on productivity and silage quality of forage medics (Medicago polymor- pha L.) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) companion crops Rs. 0.6 million

Awards

1. International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), USA Award.

2. International Plant Nutrition Institute Scholars Award.

Thesis

S. No Name of Name of Title of Thesis student Supervisor

1. Muhammad Dr. M. Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth Sajid Munir Shehzed and Yield Attributes of Soybean (Glycine max L.) Under Rain-fed Conditions of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir

2. Muhammad Dr. M. Physiological and biochemical characteristics of Zakriya Shehzad drought stress tolerance in maize genotype (Zea mays L.)

3. Muhammad Dr. Shahzed Influence of Manganese and Zinc on Growth and Muzzammal Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Rain-fed Sharif Conditions of Rawalakot

4. Saida Komal Dr. Aqeel Influence of different rates of organic and Ahmed inorganic fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

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Department of Entomology The discipline of Entomology was initiated immediately with the inception of the Agriculture Faculty at Rawalakot during the year 1980 and is contributing greatly in academic and research life of the faculty since then. The students graduating from the department are serving in Government departments as well as the private sector of agriculture especially in pesticide companies. The students and staff research is focused on local problems of insects from the last many years especially in fruit, vegetables and forest trees as well as green forages of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Few funding projects from various national agencies have been completed by the staff and an HEC project is in progress to solve the local problems of insects. The Department started its Post-Graduation, M.Sc. (Hons.) in 2006 and Ph.D program in 2007. The Department offers undergraduate and Post–Graduate Programmes. Till now 199 students have graduated as B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. And 30 students have been awarded M.Sc. (Hons.) degree. 3 Ph.D scholars have been awarded Ph.D degree. First Ph.D of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot has been produced from the department of Entomology and one Ph.D scholar has submitted his Ph.D thesis. At present 8, Ph.D, 10 M.Sc. (Hons.) and 30 B.Sc. (Hons.) students are working for their degrees. The department is emphasizing on biodiversity integrated pest management (IPM) programme because of the after effects of pesticides and their residual effects in the environment. The IPM includes cultural, mechanical and biological control of the insect pests instead of using the synthetic chemicals which are impairing the human health and polluting the environment rendering irreversible damage all over the world.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Ph.D Dr. Ansa Tamkeen Ph.D Dr. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Imran Ph.D Dr. Junaid Rahim Ph.D Sardar Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar M.Sc. (Hons) Naila Nazir M.Sc. (Hons)

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Publications

1. Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah, Meenakshi Bharti and Khalid Mahmood. 2018. An updated checklist of Blow fly Fauna (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Pakistan with New Records for Country. Halteres, 9: 1-5. 2. Muhammad Amin, Khalid Mahmood, Imran Bodlah, Muhammad Rahim Khan, 2017. New Additions to Pakistans’ Aphididae (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea). Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 33 (4) 551-518 3. Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Kumar Ghorpade, Khalid Mahmood, Anjum Shahzad, Noor Fatima, 2017. Perliminary studies on the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Poonch district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Oriental Insects, 51 (4): (0.238) 4. Muhammad Amin, Khalid Mahmood, Imran Bodlah. 2017. Aphid Species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) infesting Madicinal and Aromatic Plants in Poonch Division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 27(4): 1377-1385. 5. Muhammad Imran, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, 2017. Are colony developmental stages of bumblebee, Bombus rerrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) affected by different concentrations of sugar and honey solutions? International journal of Industrial Entomology, 34 (2) 1-9. 6. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Muhammad Naeem, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Imran. 2017. Food Plants and bionomics of indigenous Bumblebee, Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Pakistan. International Journal of Biosciences, 11 (1): 89=96. 7. Muhammad Asghar Hussan, Imran Bodlah, Khalid Mahmood and Ansa Tamkeen. 2017. New Distributional Records of Black Scavenger Flies (Diptera: Sepside) from district Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 5 (2) : 51-55. 8. Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Khalid Mahmood, Khawar, Noor Fatima and Muhammad Awais Aslam. 2017. Faunistic work on the Hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of District Narowal, Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5 (1): 626-630. 9. M. Iqbal, M.R. Khan, Z.A Palh. I. Ahmed, K.Mahmood, Ansa Tamkeen. 2017, Field evaluation of Bio- and synthetic pesticides against jassid on okra Sind Univerity. Res. Jour. (sci.Ser), 49:715-720 10. Mehmood-ul-Hassan, Muhammad Ibrahim Tahir, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Sajid, Awais Ali, Muhammad Imran, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh,

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Muhammad Irfan and Muhammad Imran, (2017). Effect of Mechanized Verses Conventional Tillage and Cropping Systems on Weeds Biomass. Transylvanian Review, 25(20): 5099-5105. 11. Mahwish Raza, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Sakhi Muhammad (2017). Pesticides usage by Farmers; A case Study of District Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Inter. J. of Agron. and Agri. Research, 11(4):1-5 12. Muhammad Imran, Kanwal Haneef, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh (2017). Comparative Toxicity of Insecticides against Two Important Insect Pests of Cauliflower Crop. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 5(2): 88-98 13. M.Sc. (Hons.)/Ph.D student produced (2017-18)

Sr. No. Name of student Name of supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Usman Zubair Prof. Dr. Khalid Taxonomy, Population Dynamics and Mahmood Altitudinal Distribution of Fruit Fly Species (Diptera:Tephritidae) from Poonch Division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 2 Usman Naseer Prof. Dr. Khalid Invasion potential of Fruit Fly in division Mahmood Poonch Azad Jammu & Kashmir 3 Usman Afzal Prof. Dr. Khalid Systematic position of Eumastacide Mahmood (orthoptera) from Poonch divison of Azad Jammu & Kashmir 4 Muhammad Amin Prof. Dr. Khalid Biosystematics of Aphids (Homopter; (Ph.D) Mahmood Aphidoidea) from Poonch Division of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan. 5 Fahad Nazir Dr. Ansa Tamkeen Biodiversity of ground beetles (Coleoptea: carabidae) from district Mirpur Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 6. Arshad Iqbal Umer Ayyaz Aslam Behavioral Changes in Bumblebee with M.Sc..(Hon) Sheikh Variation in Spatio-Temporal Variation in District Poonch. 7. Tayyaba Naseem Muhammad Imran Evaluation of Sensitivity Level of Honey Bee M.Sc..(Hon) Apis meliifera to neonicotinoid Insectisides 8. Almas Khurshid Dr. M. Rafique Khan Biodiversity of Dung Beetles from Poonch division of Azad Jammu & Kashmir 9. Waqar Chamman Dr. M. Rafique Khan Biodiversity of Vespidae from Bagh & Haveli Azad Jammu & Kashmir 9. Muhammad Dr. M. Rafique Khan Biodiversit of Wasps (Hymenuptia: vespdae) Qasim, Ph.D from Multan Division, Punjab, Pakistan

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Coferences/Workshops/Trainings

1. Dr. Khalid Mehmood participated in Three days training workshop for program evaluators of National Agri. Education Accreditation Council and HEC 28-30 September, 2017.

2. Dr. Khalid Mehmood participated in 3rd workshop on “Capacity Building” by HEC 04-09 February, 2017.

3. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Muhammad Imran participated in Prospects of Modern Beekeeping in Pakistan at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. 4th April to 6th April , 2017. PMAS-AAUR.

4. Naila Nazir participated in 7th National Workshop on sustainable and Integrated Management of Insect Pest and Diseases of Crop 19-19 December, 2017 (NIAB)

5. Naila Nazir participated in International Seminar & Training Workshop on CRISPR/Cas based Genome editing 19-20- September, 2017(UAF)

6. Naila Nazir participated in 37th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International) at GCU Faisalabad 28 Feb.-02 March, 2017.

7. Muhammad Gaffar participated in National workshop on intellectual property protection inventions related to Agriculture & Animal Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 09-10 October, 2017 Lahore.

Projects

1. Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood. Ecology and conservation of Paraconophyma kashmiricum from Poonch division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (completed). Muhammad Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (International), US Dollar 2500.00

2. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Eco-conservation of bees and through parasitism management in Himalayan range of Sakardu, Pakistan by using citizen science. (0.76 Million), The Rufford Foundation UK.

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3. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Ecology and Conservation of Bumblebees in Poonch, Aazad Jammu and Kashmir. (0.35 Million), MBZ species conservation UAE. 4. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Indigenous bumblebee’s ecology and risks associated with parasitism in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (0.5 Million), HEC, Pakistan. 5. Muhammad Imran, Comaprision of Lethal and Sub-lethal toxicity of neonicotinoids and its effect on olfactory learning Apis meliifera, HEC, Pakistan.

Departmental Activities

1. Developed Departmental Collaboration with School of Natural and Environmental Science University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (Final Stages) 2. Developed a collaboration with 1-Bol and (Pak-Bol) Project. 3. Developed linkages Agriculture Department GB. 4. Developed linkage with Agriculture Department of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, to conduct research with reputed growers.

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Department of Food Science and Technology

The department was established in 1980 in the Faculty of Agriculture, Poonch, Rawalakot. Since its existence, this department always remained in leading position and produced hundreds of professional food technologists. Currently, serving at national and international level of having very good reputation. There is a constant demand for food technology graduates, both men and women. This demand is created by the high percentage of foods marketed in processed form rather than as fresh or raw products. The Department of Food Sciences and Technology offers both undergraduate and post- graduate degree programs designed to give basic and technical training in preparation for work in such industries as meat, poultry & fish processing, dairy and milk processing, beverages, fruit & vegetable processing, fat & oil processing & sugar technology. Superior students are encouraged to undertake post graduate study since great opportunities are now open to food scientists & technologist with advanced degrees in research and as technical manager in food industries.

The department of food science & technology provides impressive range of research facilities and supportive environment where students can enhance their research potential and develop their career. Our vibrant research staff specialist in food microbiology, post-harvest, food & water safety and quality offer training and research supervision on different food related issues. There is one central laboratory in the Department of Food Sciences & Technology which is equipped with necessary facilities.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Habib Ahmed Rathore Ph.D Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Awan Ph.D Dr. Imtiaz Hussain Ph.D Dr. Imran Hayyat Ph.D Dr. Saima Rafiq Ph.D Mr. Bilal fazil M.Sc. (Hons) Saiqa Bashir M.Sc. (Hons) Dr. Saira Ishaq Ph.D

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Project 1. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Awan, Repairing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipments by HEC Rs. 0.3 million. 2. Dr. Saima Rafiq, Development of functional and shelf stable Yogurt from buffalo Milk, by HEC 0.6 million. 3. Dr. Saira Ishaq, Evaluation of food safety and hygiene condition in street food area of Rawalakot Poonch AJK, funded by HEC 0.6 million.

Awards:

1. Prof. Dr. Habib Ahmed Rathore, Shield and Certificate in the recognition on successfully supervising and producing a Ph.D scholar by President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir /Chancellor

2. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Awan, Production of Novel Endopdygalacturonare from Native and Microbial Strains for its potent Food Biotechnological applications

3. Dr. Saiam Rafiq, Best Paper Award by NIFSAT, UAE. M. Phil. / Ph.D. Student produced (2017-18)

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S #. Name of Student Name of Supervisor Tittle of Thesis 1. Saira Ishaq Prof. Dr. Habib Effect of Preservation Techniques on the Ph.D Ahmed Rathore Physico-Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Plant (elaeagnus umbellate sonchus oleraceus, mentha longifolia) of Poonch Azad Kashmir. 2. Shahida Sadiq Prof. Dr. Habib Effect of Edible Chitosan Coating (M.Sc.. Hons.) Ahmed Rathore on Carrot (Daucus carota L.) 3. Zahid Ameen Prof. Dr. Habib Evaluation of Physico-Chemical M.Sc. (Hons) Ahmed Rathore Properties of Walnut Kernel and its Milk from District Haveli AJK. 4. Nagina Rafique Prof. Dr. Muhammad Production of Noval Exopolygalacturonase Ph.D Siddique Awan and its Potent Biotechnological Application in Fruit Juice Processing. 5. Mohsin Rasheed Dr. Imtiaz Hussain Assessment of Processing Suitability, Physico-chemical and Functional Characteristics of Jam prepared from Quince Fruit Collected from Poonch AJK.

Participation of Faculty in Conferences/ Semesters/ Work and Trainings

1. Comprehensive Reduction and elimination of POPS in Pakistan, Organized by Environment and climate change Unit, UNDP and Ministry of Climate change, Pakistan

2. International conference on Food of Animal Origin 30-31 March 2017, held by NIFSAT, UAE

3. Recent Trends in food Processing and Technology, UVAS, Lahore, 15-16 Nov, 2017

4. Soil, water and nutrient conservation in Mountains Agriculture 10, July, 2017, The UPR, AJK.

5. Training on Food Safety by HACCP FOOD Safety Level 1-2

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Department of Horticulture With the foundation of University College of Agriculture at Rawalakot as a constitute college of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in 1980, Department of Horticulture is playing a key role in study and research. In the Faculty of Agriculture, graduate programme as B.Sc. (Hons.), major in Horticulture was started with its establishment. Department of Horticulture is the first to start post graduate programme as M.Sc. (Hons.) classes in 1998 and so far more than 120 students has completed their M.Sc. (Hons.)/M.Phil. degrees from this department. In 2004, it has been given a status of full fledge department. Now Ph.D programme has also been initiated and presently number of graduate, postgraduate and Ph.D students are perusing their degree programmes in the department. Presently, there are four Professors, one Associate Professor, three Lecturers and one Research Associate. Eight research projects have been completed so far and two mega projects about eleven millions earned by the two Faculty members (Prof. Dr. M. Jamil Ahmed and Prof. Dr. Maqsood Ahmed) funded by HEC are going on. Two green houses have been installed under Faculty Development Project, with ample space for the research activities. One progeny garden of various temperate fruits has recently been established at new campus in this department. More than 180 research articles in the impact factor, international and HEC recognized journals have been published so far, are in the credit of faculty members of this department. Faculty Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah M.Sc. (Hons) Prof. Dr. Abdul Hamid Ph.D Dr. Noosheen Ph.D Dr. Mehdi Maqbool Ph.D Mr. M. Raiz Khan M.Sc. (Hons) Mrs. Fozia Kiani M.Sc. (Hons) Mr. Abid Yaqub M.Sc. (Hons) Zahid Hussain Khan M.Sc. (Hons) Publications 1. Ahmad, K.S., Hamid, A., Nawaz, F., Hameed, M., Ahmed, F., Deng, J., Akhtar, N., Wazarat, A. and Mahroof, S. 2017. Ethnopharmacological studies of indigenous plants in Kel village, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. J. Ethnobio. Ethnomed, 13:68 (IF 0.7). 2. Akhtar, N., Hameed, M., Hamid, A., Nawaz, F., Ahmad, K.S., Deng, J., Mehmood, A., Segavia, C., Shahnaz, M.M., Khan, A.Q. 2017. Effects of nickel toxicity on

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morphological and physiological aspects of osmoregulation in Typha domingensis (Typhaceae) populations. Limnology, DOI. 10.1007/s10201-017-0529-8. (IF 0.9). 3. Akram, M., Hussain, S., Hamid, A., Majeed, S., Chaudary. S.A., Shah, Z.A., Yaqoob, A., Kayani, F., Arif, U., Fareed, K., Jamil, F., Mehmood, Z., Basher, S., Arif, A.A., Akhter, N. 2017. Interactive effect of Phosphorus and Potassium on growth, yield, quality and seed production of Chilli (Capsicum annum L.). J. Hortic., 4: 192-197. (IF 0.73). 4. Shazia, A., Khan, M.R., Ahmed, S.D., Khan, M.F., Hamid, A., Shah, A.H., Ali, G.M. 2017. Molecular cloning and transcript profiling of ascorbate oxide gene at different growth developmental stages from therapeutically important plant seabuckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides L. Pak. J. Bot., 49: 1143-1154. (IF 0.947). 5. Shehzad, I., Maqbool, M., Zahid, N., Shah, Z.A., Ahmed, M.J., Hamid, A., Yaqoob, A., Shehzad, M.A. 2018. Effect of organic fungicides on sooty blotch, flyspeck and quality of apple cv. Banki grown in Rawalakot, AJK. Pure and Applied Biology. In Press. Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Saba Bashir Syed Zulfiqar Physicochemical Attributes Of Nine Land Races of Ali Shah Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Under Rainfed Conditions of Rawalakot 2 Muhammad Syed Zulfiqar Growth, Yield And quality of cauliflower (Brassica Nadeem Ali Shah oleraceae L.) as influenced by nitrogen application and hand weeding practices 3 Ayaz Ahmed Syed Zulfiqar Interactive Effect Of Nitrogen And Potassium On Arif Ali Shah The Growth And Yield Broccoli (Brassica oleraceae L.) Under Rawalakot Conditions 5 Naveed Akhtar Syed Zulfiqar Interactive Effect Of Different and organic phosphorus Ali Shah sources on yield quality and phosphorus uptake of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Under Rawalakot Conditions 6 Sajid Majeed Prof. Dr. Abdul Multilocational evaluation of two advanced lines Hamid chilllies for growth quality & yield parameter. 7 Zerfishan Prof. Dr. Abdul Assessment of fruit quality and seed prodcation in Mehmood Hamid two advanced lines of chillies (capsicum annuum L.) as influenced by varying levels of phosphorus 8 Faiza Jamil Mr. Abid Yaqub Comparative study for yield performance of oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) spawned on different substrates Under Rawalakot Conditions

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Department of Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics

The University College of Agriculture (UCA) Rawalakot, one of the constituent campuses of the University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir was established in 1980, now upgraded to University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, Plant Breeding and Genetics was started as a major discipline and is contributing in teaching and research since then. Since 1990, the department excelled in research with start of collaborative research project with ODA/British Council, UK and established the best laboratory with modern facilities for biotechnological research. The department has completed five research projects funded by HEC, PSF, ODA, MINFAL, Agri Canda/PARC and three projects (HEC, PSF and AJK University) are ongoing with funding of about Rs. 15 million. The department has a dedicated and well qualified staff including 4 Ph.Ds and Post Docs in the leading frontiers of modern genetics. The research capabilities of the department have been recognized by high standard research publications nationally and internationally. Two members of the staff have been awarded the best researcher awards during the past few years. Similarly, the two members of staff had been given prestigious status of Ph.D supervisor by the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad. The department has a unique status in the sense that it had the privilege of hosting one highly qualified foreign faculty professor in recent past. The department has the honour of producing first Ph.D from The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad.

Faculty Muhammad Fareed Khan Ph.D Muhammad Ilyas Khan M.Sc. (Hons) Shahid Iqbal Awan Ph.D Saima Shafique M.Phil Shafique-ur-Rehman M.Sc. (Hons)

Publications 1. Tariq, H., S.I. Awan, T. Razzaq, R. Azim, S. Arif, S. Habib and M.F. Khan. 2017. Comparative analysis of total flavonoid content in various wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) landraces in rainfed conditions of Rawalakot. International Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Science, 7(3): 23-30.

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2. Awan, S.I., S.D. Ahmad, L.A.J. Mur and M.S. Ahmed. 2017. Marker-Assisted Selection for Durable Rust Resistance in a Widely Adopted Wheat Cultivar “Inqilab-91”. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 19(6):1319–1324. Impact Factor (2016): 0.746

3. Adnan Rasheed, Muhammad Ilyas, Taj Naseeb Khan , Nausherwan Nobel Nawab, Israr Ahmed , Muhammad Mazhar, Anwar Ahmed Khan, Nosheen Kabir, Anisa Intikhab. 2017. Genetic Association and path coefficient analysis among yield and yield related traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon MILL.). International Journal of Biosciences. 11 (5) : 21-26. Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. Syeda Okasha Prof. Dr. M. Assessment of Physico-Chemical Diversity in Wheat Javed Fareed Khan Genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) under Rainfed conditions 2. Uroosa Ajmal Prof. Dr. M. Assessment of Morpho-Physiological Diversity and Fareed Khan Adult Plant Resistance for Yellow Rust in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 3. Fakhra Hafeez Prof. Dr. M. Assessment of Physico-Chemical Diversity and Fareed Khan Rust resistance in commercial Wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.) 4. Javeria Ejaz Prof. Dr. M. Correlation and path analysis of Physico-Chemical Fareed Khan characteristics in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties 5. Adnan Rasheed Mr. Muhammad Estimation of Heterosis and Genetic Association for Ilyas yield and yield related traits in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon Mill.) 6. Yasir Majeed Dr. Shahid Iqbal Assessment of genetic diversity in spring wheat Awan varieties for seedling vigour traits under artificially induced acid rain stress 7. Zahida Akhtar Dr. Shahid Iqbal Estimation of variability for physico-chemical traits Awan in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under high yellow rust pressure 8. Sania Shouket Mr. Shafiq-ur- Physico-Chemical Response of Alfalfa and Rye gbass Rehman genotypes to poly ethylene glycol induced grougt stress at seedling stage 9. Anwar Ahemd Mr. Shafiq-ur- Genetic Diversity for Morpho-Chemical Traits and Khan Rehman Acid Rain Tolerance in Alfalfa and Tye grass varieties at Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Department of Soil Science and Environmental Science This is the need of the day to safeguard the precious, non-renewable natural resources and enhance their productivity on sustainable basis. With the foundation of University College of Agriculture at Rawalakot as a sub campus of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in 1980, Department of Soil Science was established. Since then it added grace not only to the College of Agriculture but also contributed a significant role in uplifting of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJ&K) among national Universities. During 2003-04, after the promotion of College of Agriculture as Faculty, Department of Soil Science emerged as a sign of excellence with regard to teaching and research. Since 1999, department has started postgraduate and doctoral programs. The department of Soil Science is actively engaged in research activities on different aspects of soil i.e. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Integrated Plant Nutrient Management System, Soil Microbiology and Soil Quality and Legumes introduction and establishment. The department, by now, has completed five research projects funded by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), HEC, and UAJ&K. At present, four research projects funded by different organizations are in progress. The department also offers handsome stipends to competent students for these projects. The Departments has well qualified and dedicated teachers. The contribution and dedication of the staff towards research is reflected though quality research papers in international peer reviewed Journals. The dedications of the faculty members have also been recognized by various national organizations, since a number of faculty members have won prestigious national awards (Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (AvH), Best Scientist of the year, Best Teachers cum Researcher Award and Star Laureate Award etc.). The Department of Soil Science is intensively engaged in developing trained human resource base, conduct basic and applied research in the relevant field, and provide advisory service to farmers, NGOs and the relevant agro-based industry. The department has the potential to impart short term training to farmers and in service agri-personnel, pertaining to the technological development and resource management.

Faculty Dr. Abdul Khaliq Ph.D Dr. Nasir Rahim Ph.D Dr. Mohsin Zafar Ph.D Dr. Majid Mahmood Tahir Ph.D Dr. Aqila Shaheen Ph.D Miss. Almas Khizer (Part Time) M.Sc.

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Publications 1. Rahim, N., Abbasi, M.K., and Hameed, S, 2017. Variability in the growth and nodulation of soybean in response to elevation and soil properties in the Himalayan region of Kashmir-Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 49 (1): 237-247. (IF 0.658) 2. Aqila Shaheen, Rabia Tariq and Abdul Khaliq. 2017. Comparative and Interactive Effects of Organic and Inorganic Amendments on Soybean Growth, Yield and Selected Soil Properties. Asian J Agri & Biology 5 (2): 60-69. 3. Hamayun Shaheen, Yasir Saeed, Muhammmad Kaleem Abbasi and Abdul Khaliq. 2017. Soil Carbon Stocks along an Altitudinal Gradient in Different Land-Use Categories in Lesser Himalayan Foothills of Kashmir. Eurasian Soil Science, 50: 432-437. (IF 0.86) 4. R schrrets, S Recouse, C Aita, M M Tahir, Al schu, SJ Gialorrini. 2017. Crop resiue quality and soil type influence the priming effect but not the fate of crop residue C. Plant and Soi, 414: 229-245. (IF 3.02) 5. M M Tahir, S Recous Celso Aita, IC Pfeifer Sandro José Giacomini, 2018. Field 13 C pulse Labeling of Pea Wheat, and Vetch plants for subsequent root and shoot decomposition studies, Brazilian Journal of Soil Sciences. (IF 0.86) 6. Zafar, M., Tiecher, T., Capoane, V., Troian, A. and Santos, D.R. 2017. Characteristics, lability and distribution of phosphorus in suspended sediment from a subtropical catchment under diverse anthropic pressure in Southern Brazil. Ecological Engineering. 100: 28-45 (IF 2.914) 7. Khaliq, A., Zafar, M., Abbasi, M.K. and Hussain, I. 2017. Soil-plant micronutrients dynamics in response to integrated fertilization under wheat–soybean cropping system at Rawalakot, Pakistan. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2017.1376245 (IF 2.137) 8. Zafar, M., Rizwan, M.S. and Shahid, M. 2017. Introduction of composted rock phosphate and poultry manure enhance winter wheat phosphorus use efficiency, grain yield and soil quality. Journal of Plant Nutrition (Taylor & Francis UK) accepted (IF 0.510) 9. Tiecher, T., Minella, G.P.J G., Caner, L., Evrard, O., Zafar, M., Capoane, V., Rheinheimer, D. 2017. Quantifying land use contributions to suspended sediment in a large cultivated catchment of Southern Brazil (Guaporé River, Rio Grande do Sul). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. (IF 0.140) 10. Le Gall, M., Evrarda, O., Dapoigny, A., Tiecher, T., Zafar, M., Minella, J.P.G., Laceby, J.P. and Ayrault, S. 2017. Tracing sediment sources in a subtropical agricultural

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catchment of Southern Brazil cultivated with conventional and conservation farming practices. Land Degradation and Development, DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2662 (IF 3.145) 11. Zafar, M., Tiecher, T., Capoane, V., Troian, A. and Santos, D.R. 2017. Characteristics, lability and distribution of phosphorus in suspended sediment from a subtropical catchment under diverse anthropic pressure in Southern Brazil. Ecological Engineering (IF 2.740) 12. Santos, D.R., Gonzatto, R., Zafar, M., Brunetto, G. and Tiecher, T. 2018. Residual effect of surface-applied lime on soil acidity properties in a long-term experiment under no-till in a Southern Brazilian sandy Ultisol. Geoderma, 313: 7-16. (IF 4.036). Thesis S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Saba Mansuf Dr. Aqila Shaheen Evaluating the Effect of Compost, Wheat Straw and Sawdust on Soil Structural Stability, Plant Available Water on Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Yield.

2 Mahran Sadiq Dr. Nasir Rahim Nodulation, Yield and Nitrogen Accumulation on Mashbean (Vigna Mungo L.) in Response to Rhizobium inoculation

3 Shahida Begum Dr. Majid Nitrification Inhibition Potential of Selected Mahmood Tahir Medicinal Plant Materials Incubated under Laboratory conditions

4 Muhammad Dr. Abdul Khaliq Growth, Nodulation, Yield and Sarfraz Nutrient Uptake of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Response to Phosphorus and Molybdenum applications

Conference/Workshop/Seminars attended/organized Participations in conference, Ultimate Solution of Food Security and Climate Change, Soil Science Conference Faisalabad. Projects 1. Dr. Abdul Khaliq, Improvements in Yield, Quality and Economics of Saffron (Crocus sativus) Through Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Agriculture Linkage Program (ALP)-PARC, Islamabad.

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Department of Plant Pathology

The discipline was started with the start of the University during the year 1980; however, it gained the status of major discipline later during the year 1995. The student and staff research is focused on local plant disease identification, disease biology and control practices using conventional and advanced techniques friendly to the environment. The research has been accomplished in the identification, classification and cultivation of local mushroom species of edible nature. It is worth mentioning that the mushrooms of Azad Jammu & Kashmir have been explored first time and about 8 new species have been identified. The specimens have been preserved in National Museum and the information published in international journals of repute. Plant pathology basically deals with the plant diseases and physiological disorders incited by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and mollicutes and also deals with study of edible fungi called mushrooms. Plant diseases had proved serious threat to agricultural economy since ever it was started. Efficient management of the disease ensures the future food security and economical growth of the agriculture sector. In Plant Pathology the students get familiar with the diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchards, ornaments and their control.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Riaz Ali Shah Gardezi Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Tariq Khan Ph.D Abdur Rehman M.Sc. (Hons.) Raja Basharat Mahmood M.Sc. (Hons.) Dr. Shazia Shahzaman (IPFP) Ph.D Mr. Mussadiq Hussain (Part Time) M.Sc. (Hons.)

Publication

Muhammad Tariq Khan, Anjum Munir, Tariq Mukhtar, Johannes Hallmann and Holger Heuer, 2017. Distribution of root-Knot nematode species and their Virulence on Vegetables in northern temperate agro-ecosystems of the Pakistani administered territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.Journal of Plant Diseases and protection, 124(1):201-212

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Conferences/Seminar/Workshop and Training

1. Prof. Dr. Riaz Ali Shah Gardezi Participated in Meeting of Phytopathological Society University of Punjab Lahore.

2. Dr. Muhammad Tariq Khan Participated in 5th International Workshop for “Capacity in Building in nematology NARC” held in university of Karachi.

Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. Rubia Kanwal Prof. Dr. Riaz Morphological and Taxonomical Characteristic of Ali Shah Amanitaceac and Russulaceac and Related Species. 2. Madiha Khaliq Prof. Dr. Riaz Morphological and Taxonomic Evaluations of Wild Ali Shah Mushrooms of Family Tricholomatecea and Related species. 3. Syed Zanib Dr. Muhammad Distribution of Root –Knot Nematodes on summer Ali Gardezi Tariq Khan Vegetables in District Bagh, AJK 4. Abu Daud Distribution of Root –Knot Nematodes on summer Ahmad Khan Vegetables in District Sudhnoti, AJK 5. Sidra Khursheed Raja Basharat Bioefficacy of Plant Extracts Against Early Blight Mahmood (Alternaria Solani)of Potato. 6. Anila Azad In-Vitro and In-Vivo Management of Late Blight of Potato (Phytophthora infestans) by Using Aqueous Extracts of Medicinal Plants 7. Mehr-un-Nisa Mussadiq Hussain Mycoflora Associated with Seeds of Cereal Crops (Wheat and Maize) Grown in District Poonch and their Inhibitation Through Fungicisdes

Department Activity

Zero visit of HEC accreditation council to the department has been carried out.

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Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences started in the Faculty of Agriculture, Rawalakot Campus in the year 2006. Later during November 2011, the department was upgraded as Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. The professionals qualified from the Faculty, shouldered the responsibilities of providing skilled leadership in the development of livestock / poultry. They are contributing to the scientific advancement in the livestock sector. In future, it will start other important allied fields such as fish and aqua culture (4 year degree programme) in Azad Jammu Kashmir. Faculty of veterinary and animal sciences is producing almost 60 DVM graduates annually and variety of other allied fields in future.

Department:

• Livestock & Poultry Production • Veterinary Basic Sciences • Veterinary Clinical Sciences • Veterinary Pathobiology

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Department of Livestock & Poultry Production

The Department of Livestock and Poultry Production was established under the umbrella of Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science in the year 2012. The department of Livestock and Poultry Production is actively engaged in imparting education and hands on training in the fields of molecular genetics, quantitative genetics, management and production of various species of livestock especially large and small ruminants, poultry farm management, housing, breeding, feeding, disease control and animal nutrition etc. The department offers courses on livestock production and management, poultry science, animal nutrition, animal product technology, animal breeding and genetics at undergraduate level (DVM). Department also offers courses to one year’s diploma course in Livestock Farm Managers programme. The department also has a close liaison with the Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) and leading poultry and livestock farmers, breeders, poultry and livestock feed millers and hatchery men and has formulated a Working Group in order to discuss problems faced by poultry and livestock industry and formulation of viable strategies.

Faculty

Dr. Zulfiqar Hussan Kuthu Ph.D Dr. Kashif Awan M.Sc. Dr. Asif Mahmood M.Sc. Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmad M.Sc. Dr. Imran Ahmed M.Sc. Dr. Abdul Jabbar M.Sc. Dr. Waqas Ahmad M.Sc.

Publications

1. Adnan Nazir, Aziz Ullah Memon, Shahzad Akbar khan, Zulfiqar Hussan Kuthu, Faisal Rasool, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Imran Ahmed Asim Shamim and Atif Aziz (2017)

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Study on the Effects of Antibiotic (Lincomycin) and Feed Additive (Niacin) on the Growth of Broilers, Global veterinaria: 18 (5): 335-342.

2. Ahmed Z, Khan SA, Nawaz M, Shamim A, Waqas M, Mohi-uddin I, Ahmed I, Kuthu ZH, Rasool F(2017). Effect of slow release urea supplemen-tation (optigen®) on the production performance of Kaghani Sheep. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 5(4): 155- 159.

3. N.Chen, J. Huang, A. Zulfiqar, R.Li, Y.xi, M. Zhang, R. Dang, X. Lan, Chen, Y. Ma and C.Lei, (2018) population structure and ancestry of Qinchuan cattle, short communication. doi:10.1111/age.12658.

4. Z. H. Kuthu1,2, K. Javed2, M. E. Babar2, A. Sattar3 and M. Abdullah2 ESTIMATION OF GENETIC PARAMETERS FORPRE-WEANING GROWTH TRAITS IN TEDDY GOATS. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 27(5).

5. Muhammad Mukhtiar1, Syed Umer Jan2*, IhsanUllah3, Rahman Gul, Abid Hussain1, Essa Ali4, IzharUllah1, Abdul Jabbar5, Muhammad Akram, Sibghat Mansoor7 and Muhammad Farid Khan. Interaction of palladium inorganic salt and organic complex with glutathione content of liver homogenate. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.31, No.2(Suppl), March 2018, pp. 727-731.

5. Muhammad Mukhtiar, Syed Umer Jan*, Ihsan Ullah, Abid Hussain,Izhar Ullah1, Rahman Gul2, Essa Ali4, Abdul Jabbar5, Zulfiqar Hussan Kuthu, Muhammad Wasim and Muhammad Farid Khan. The role of Glutathione, Cysteine and D-Penicillamine in exchanging Palladium and Vanadium metals from albumin metal complex. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.30, No.6 (Suppl), November 2017, pp. 2405- 2410.

6. Kuthu ZH*1, A Javed2, K Awan1, N Ahmad2 and A Ahad3. A Study on Phenotypic and Genetic Correlations betweenBirth Weight and other Growth Traits in Teddy Goat. J Dairy Vet Anim Res 2017, 5(5): 00158.

7. Hamid Mustafa1*, Waqas Ahmad Khan2, Huson J. Heather, ZulfiqarHussain Kuthu4, Kim EuiSoo5, Adeela Ajmal1, Noor Ul Ainand Tad S. Sonstegard. Performance of bovine high density SNPs genotyping array in indigenous Pakistani cattle breeds. Pure and Applied Biology.

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8. Hamid Mustafa1, Waqas Ahmad Khan2*, Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu, Adeela Ajmal1, Khalid Javed1, Noor Ul Ain4, Ahmad Ali and Muhammad Zeeshan. Analysis of FecG gene in lohi sheep breed using PCR-RFLP technique.Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp292-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2018.70035.

9. M. Mobashir, G. Habib, M.I. AnjumI. Gaul, N.Ahmad, A Moees and A. Mahmood. Herbage production and nutritive value of alpine pasture in upper Kaghan valley KPK, Pakistan. Journal of animal and applied sciences. 27(5):2017. page 1472-1478.

10. Ahmed Z, Khan SA, Nawaz M, Shamim A, Waqas M, Mohi-uddin I, Ahmed I, Kuthu ZH, Rasool F(2017). Effect of slow release urea supplemen-tation (optigen®) on the production performance of Kaghani Sheep. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 5(4): 155- 159.

Research Project

1. Dr. M. Moen-u-din ( collabration with Dr. Zulfiqar Hussain Khuttu) , Establishment of center for livestock genetic, breeding genomics from HEC.

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Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences Faculty

Dr. Abid Hussain, Ph.D Sajid Mahmood Sajid, M.Sc. Mubashar Khaliq, M.Phil Saqib Saleem, M.Phil Abdul Haseeb, M.Phil Research Projects Asim Shamim; Screening of Livestock Population for Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases in Some Selected Districts of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan (5.00 million).Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Agricultural Linkages Programme (ALP) Submitted Publications: 1. Asim Shamim, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Muhammad Saqib. 2016. Phenotypic Marker Based Evaluation of Resistance to Haemonchus contortus in Teddy and Beetal Goat Breeds of Punjab, Pakistan. Int J Agric and Bio. IF (0.758). 2. M. Shoaib, M. A. A. Shah, M. U. Hassan, A. Shamim, M. A. Zafar, A. Riaz, M. A. Khan .2016. Prevalence of the Gastrointestinal Helminths Parasites in Bovine Population of Different Zone of Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Science. 69 (1):1-6. HEC Recognized. ISI indexed. 3. Murtaz ul Hassan, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal, Aaysha Riaz, Asim Shamim, Faisal Ayub kiani, and Muhammad Baig (2016). Prevalence and Chemotherapy of Warble Fly Infestation in Goat Population of District Khushab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Science. 68 (2):1-6. HEC Recognized (ISI indexed). 4. Zeba Shahnaz, Farhana Riaz Chaudry, Asim Shamim, Muhammad Arif Zafar,Murtaz ul Hassan, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal, Aaysha Riaz.(2016). Soft Tick (Argas persicus) Infestation at Government Layer Farms of Pothwar Region of Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoological Studies. 4(4): 664-667. ISI indexed.

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5. Asim Shamim, Murtaz ul Hassan, Arfan Yousaf, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal, Rao Muhammad Siddique, Muhammad Abubakar (2015). Occurrence and Identification of Emeria Species in Broiler Birds Rearing under Traditional System. Journal of Animal Science and Technology. 57: 1-4. BMC Group. Peer reviewed.

6. Nizhat Sultana; Asim Shamim, Muhammad Siddique Awan, Usman Ali, Murtaz ul Hassan, Rao Muhammad siddique (2015). Dynamic Distribution of Hard Tick in Livestock Population of Tehsil Hajira District Rawalakot Azad Kashmir. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Science. 3(8): 1-5. Peer Reviewed.

7. Mohsin Nawaz, Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas, Tanveer Ahmed, Abid Hussain, Abrar Mohi-ud-Din, Asim Shamim, Muhammad Zubair and Imran Khalid (2015). Anti-Tick Activity of Leaves of Azadirachta Indica, Dalbergiasisso & Morus Alba against Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). Acta Parasitologica Globalis 6 (1): 60-64. Peer Reviewed Open Access

8. Asim Shamim, Anisa Mushtaq, Murtaz ul Hassan (2015). No record of lice (Pthiraptera) distribution and abundance in traditionally managed buffalo and cattle in Rawalakot Azad Kashmir Pakistan. Journal of Entomology and Zoological Studies 3(3): 328-330. ISI indexed.

9. Muhammad Arif Zafar, Murtaz-ul-Hasan, Aayesha Riaz, Asim Shamim, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal and Arfan Yousaf (2015). Comparative Therapeutic Evaluation of Partial Excision of Lesions and Administering Autogenous Vaccine along with Immune-Modulators for the Treatment of Bovine Papillomatosis. Veterinary Sciences Research and Reviews, 1(1): 6-9. Peer Reviewed Open Access.

10. Idrees M, Ahmad M, Gul ST, Ahmad I, Sallam MA and Zubair M, 2016. Effects of Asphaltum (Shilajit) combined with vitamin E and selenium on the reproductive parameters of female rabbits. Pak Vet J, 36(1):31-34. Impact factor 0.822

11. Muhammad Zubair, Sajid Mahmood Sajid. Effects of Clomiphene citrate on Reproductive System of Birds and Mammals. Veterinary Sciences: Research and Reviews, 2015 1(1);2.

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12. M. Zubair, M. Ahmad, H. Jamil & F. Deeba. Toxic effects of arsenic on semen and hormonal profile and their amelioration with vitamin E in Teddy goat bucks. Andrologia; Accepted: January 14, 2016 doi: 10.1111/and. 12564. Impact factor 1.62.

13. Syed Ali Abid Bukhari, Shujait Ali, Muhammad Zubair, Ijaz Ahmad, Ubaid-Ur Rehman, 2016. Effect of clomiphene citrate and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on ovulation induction in prepubertal Sahiwal heifers. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction. 5(3); 232-235 (ISI indexed)

14. Muhammad Zubair, Effects of asphaltum (Shilajit) on male reproductive system (mini review).; Spatula DD. 2016; 6(3):0-0. DOI: 10.5455/spatula.20160413015359

15. Shuja Hakim, Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Shafia Tahseen Gull , Ali Murtaza, and Saqib Umar, 2016. Effect of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on Libido, Pre and Post Freezing Semen Parameters in Cholistani Bulls. International Journal of Livestock Research; 6 (4), 65-72.

16. Muhammad Ikram-ul-Haq, Maqbool Ahmad,Muhammad Zubair, Shafia Tehseen Gul, Muhammad Imtiaz Bashir. Effects of Asphaltum (Shilajit) on Scrotal Circumference and Semen Quality Parameters of Adult Lohi Rams..Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4(2): 559-563. (ISI indexed)

17. Syed Mazhar Hussain Shah, SHujait Ali, Muhammad zubair, humajamil, Nazir Ahmad. Effect of Supplementation of Feed with Flaxseed (Linumusitatisimum) Oil on Libido and Semen Quality of Nilli-Ravi Buffalo Bulls, 2016. Journal of Animal Science and Technology DOI 10.1186/s40781-016-0107-3. (ISI indexed)

18. A.U. Baber, M. Ahmad, M. Zubair, S.T. Gul and A. Murtaza Effects of additin of taurine and manganese in extender on post thaw semen quality of sahiwal bulls. Pakistan Journal of Science (Vol. 68 No.3 September, 2016).

19. M. Zubair, M. Ahmad, M. K. Saleemi, S. T. Gul, N. Ahmad, S. Umar. Protective effects of vitamin E on sodium arsenite-induced toxicity, testicular measurements and histopathological studies of testes in Teddy goat bucks. ANDROLOGIA Accepted: 12 July 2016. Impact factor 1.441

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20. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Huma Jamil and Farrah Deeba, 2016. Dietary Vitamin E Supplementation: A Strategy to Combat Arsenic Induced Toxicity in Teddy Bucks. Pak Vet J, 36(4): 455-459. Impact factor 0.82

21. Muhammad Zubair, Mubashir Ali Khaliq, Review on Effects of Dietary Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids on Semen Quality of Birds and Mammals. Asian J Agri Biol, 2016, 4(4): 134-139.

22. Dr. Abid Hussain Molecular characterization of coagulase gene of S. aureous isolation from mastitiic river buffaloes JAPS 26;2 2016- 408-414

23. Dr. Abdul Jabbar Additive effect of Nigella sative and zingiberofficinalehebal mixture on performance of chlisterole profile of broiler. 2016. Phillip Agri Journal 99(4) 408-413.

Conference/Workshop/Seminar attended

1. Participated in International Entomological Congress and one exclusive day on current scenario and management of pink bollworm organized by Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan on 16th to 18th December, 2016.

2. Participated in conference on sustainable crop and animal production systems organized by Pakistan agricultural scientist forum, The University of Haripur, Haripur on 08-10 December, 2016.

3. Attended conference on Thinking Climate Change Adaptation in Water and Farming on 28-30 November, 2016 held at climate change centre, The University Agriculture Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

4. Participated in National one day seminar ‘‘One Health’’ held at University Of Agriculture Faisalabad, August 08, 2016.

5. Asim Shamim, Faisal Rasool, Mohsin Nawaz, Shahzad Akbar khan, Zulifqar Ahmed, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Muhammad Imran, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Waqas Ahmad, Murtaz ul Hassan. An Evidence of Myiasis in Lamb of District

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Poonch, Azad Kashmir: A Case Study. Presented at conference on sustainable crop and animal production systems organized by Pakistan agricultural scientist forum, The University of Haripur, Haripur on 08-10 December, 2016.

6. Training Workshop “Cite While You Write” on February 18-19, 2016 at UAF.

7. Basic to modern assay methods for chemical and biological analysis of bioactive molecules on June 22, 2016 at University of Poonch, Rawalakot.

8. Hands –on practical training on tools used for next generation sequencing based microbiome and sequencing data analysis on 14-15 December, 2016 at UVAS.

9. International Conference of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and biomaterial on February 22-24, 2016 at UAF. Abstract

10. Agro-Vet Conference “Progressive Agro-Vet Sector; a key to Prosperous Pakistan on April 24, 2016 at Khayyam Banquet Hall, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

11. Participated and presented paper in conference on sustainable crop and animal production systems December 8-10.2016 at university of Haripour

12. International conference on bioscience and biotechnology, 2016 Sri Lanka Colombo. 12-14 January, 2016.

13. Work shop on equality diversity and tolerance December, 2016 organized by Pakistan centre of excellence.

Book

Muhammad Zubair 2016, Basics of Veterinary Andrology; ISBN. 978-3-659-94637-0., Lambert Academic Publishing.

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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Science was established under the umbrella of Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science in the year 2012. Animals and poultry are kept for milk, meat and also valued for fresh skin, hide, horns, blood and bone meal. Various diseases affect the health of animals and decrease the production of animals, therefore, treatment of diseases is essential for maintaining high standard of animal health and its products. Recent advances and discovery of new technology and equipment enables diagnosis of disease in animal to be carried out rather easily which otherwise was impossible in the past. Due to these facts clinical sciences have their important role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of various animals.

Faculty

Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Zubair Ph.D Dr . Abid Hussain PhD Dr. Abdul Aziz M.phil Dr. Shaista Fazil M.phil

Publications

1. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, 2017. Review on Arsenic Induced Toxicity in Male Reproductive System and its Amelioration. aNDROLOGIA DOI: 10.1111/and.12791, (IF 1.441) 2. Muhammad Zubair, Saqib Umar, Saleem Akhtar, Zahid Iqbal, Mahmood Sajid, Muhammad Kaleem and Ubaid-Ur-Rehman. 2017. Effects of Clomiphene Citrate (CC) and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) on hormonal profile, serum biochemical constituents, and oxidative stress in pre-pubertal Sahiwal heifers Shujait Ali, Indian J. Anim. Res., Accepted: (IF 0.14) 3. Muhammad Zubair, Christopher Joseph Martyniuk and Aqeela Shaheen. Rising level of arsenic in water and fodder: a growing threat to livestock and human populations in Pakistan (Review). Toxin Reviews, doi.org/10.1080/15569543.2017. 1348360 Accepted. (IF 0.79)

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4. M. Ali, M. Ahmad, S.T. Gul, M. Zubair, I. Ahmad and S. Ali. 207. Role of selenium and vitamin E in lactose based extender on semen cryopreservation of buffalo bull (bubalus bubalis). Pakistan Journal of Science (Vol. 69 No. 2 June, 2017). HEC Recognized. 5. M. Zubair, 2017. Review on Toxic Effects of Arsenic with relation to Clinical Signs in Different Animals. Asian J. Agri & Biol. 5(1): 32-37. HEC Recognized 6. Muhammad Zubair, 2017. Review on Effects of dietary vitamin E on male reproductive system. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 6(4): 145-150. (ISI indexed) 7. Muhammad Zubair & Christopher Joseph Martyniuk, 2018: A review on hemato- biochemical, accumulation and patho-morphological responses of arsenic toxicity in ruminants, Toxin Reviews, DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2018.1442347. (IF 0.79) 8. Zubair M, Ahmad M, Saleemi MK, Gul ST, Jamil H and Umar S, 2018. Effects of vitamin E on hemato-biochemical constituents, kidney parenchyma and tissue accumulation in sodium arsenite exposed Teddy goat bucks. Pak Vet J, 38(1). (IF 0.83)

Conference/Workshop/Seminars attended/organized

1. Muhammad Zubair participated in 4th International Conference and Industrial Exhibition on Dairy Science Park (DSP 2017); held on November 1 - 5, 2017 Venue: Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya, Turkey; 2. Muhammad Zubair participated in Intellectual property protection for the intervention related to agriculture and animal sciences 9th-10th October 2017 organized by UVAS. 3. Muhammad Zubair participated in Veterinary clinical procedures in large and small animals on 4-15 December 2017 organized by UVAS and PVMC. 4. Muhammad Zubair participated in advanced surgical and clinical skill on 11-15 December by PVMC. Awards

1. Muhammad Zubair was awarded of travel grant by Pakistan science Foundation of RS 116164 NO.PSF/P&D/TG-ND (165)/17 to attend the 4th International Conference and Industrial Exhibition on Dairy Science Park (DSP 2017); held on November 1 - 5, 2017 Venue: Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya, Turkey.

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Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

The department is actively engaged in teaching undergraduate and diploma courses. The department primarily deals with the teaching and research activities on various pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. There is great diversity of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other parasites which lead to huge economic losses and public health issues. Proper knowledge of these pathogens is pre-requisite to control the diseases and to minimize the economic losses in livestock sector. The department has well established Microbiology laboratory for demonstration of the undergraduate students. Pathology and Parasitology laboratories are under the process of development. Recently, Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry has been appointed as professor in the department which has a vast experience of teaching, research and administration. Surely, his appointment will enhance the quality of teaching and research activities and hopefully, postgraduate classes will be started in the department in near future.

Faculty

Dr. Shahzad Akber Ph.D Dr. Asim Shamim Ph.D Dr . Faisal Rasool Ph.D Dr. Ibrar Muhidun M.Phil Dr. Tanveer M.Phil Dr. Aniasa Mushtaq M.Phil

Publications

1. Asim Shamim, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Muhammad Nisar Khan, Muhammad Saqib. (2017). Isolation of Seven Peptides from Crude Somatic Antigen Of Haemonchus Contortus Through Sds Page. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 20(1) 1-4.

2. Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Zafar Iqbal, Asim Shamim Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan (2017). Distribution and abundance of ticks infesting livestock population along

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Karakaram highway from Manshera to Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 68: (1)51-58

Conference/Workshop/Seminars attended/organized

1. Dr. Asim Shamim participated in Intellectual property protection for the intervention related to agriculture and animal sciences.

Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Shoaib Hussain Dr. Asim Shamim Determination of Multiple Anthelmintic Resistance against haemonchus contorts in Sheep in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences

The Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences (FBAS) has been established recently (February 2103) in the University of Poonch, Rawalakot Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The Faculty comprises of the following 05 different departments.

The FBAS at Poonch University will work for the creation and application of knowledge in disciplines and to communicate scientific understanding to students, peers, and the communities we serve. The FBAS will try to equip students with technical knowledge, skill and ability; motivating them to think creatively, helping them to act independently and take decisions accordingly in all their scientific pursuits and other endeavours. Faculty strives to equip and empower its students and faculty members to contribute to the development of the society and the Nation. Presently, Faculty is offering two years M.Sc. Program and about 260 students have been enrolled for this semester. In the near future, the Faculty will offer BS (Hons.) 4 years program in various cutting edge areas of science and technology according to the need of the society and the industry.

Departments:

• Botany

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

• Physics

• Zoology

• Geology

• Computer Sciences

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Department of Botany The department is aimed at introducing the quality higher education to meet the modern challenges of the world. The department provides useful opportunities to the students in various fields of plant sciences. It offers different courses of studies at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels to cater the human resource requirements for teaching and research in the fields of education, agriculture, environmental, NGOs in pharmaceutics and other industries. The department of Botany is trying to develop a large and productive research and teaching group in plant sciences. The faculty members are working in many specialized fields of plant sciences and are endeavouring to enhance our knowledge of the plant world. The State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is rich in flora which covers a variety of plants. The department initially emphasize on using local flora in lectures and teaching materials in laboratory classes. Field study trips formed an integral part of the Botany courses. These trips are arranged to familiarize the students with the rich diversity of the subtropical, temperate, and alpine flora and help them to understand.

Faculty

Dr. Kh. Shafique Ahmad Ph.D Dr. Ansar Mehmood Ph.D Dr. Sajjad Hussain Ph.D Abdul Qadir Khan M.Phil M. Faraz Khan M.Phil Anita Maqbool M.Phil Aneela Ulfat M.Phil

Publications 1. Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Mansoor Hameed, Abdul Hamid, Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Farooq Ahmad, Jiabin Deng, Imtiaz Hussain, Bushra Hafeez Kiani, Sana Fatima. 2017. Beating cold by being tough: Impact of elevation on leaf characteristics in Phleum himalaicum Mez. endemic to Himalayan Territory. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum.. (IF: 1.364) 2. Luisa Custodio, Saira Asif, Khawaja Ahmad, Gokhan Zengin, Marina Catunda Baessa, Maria Rodrigues, Catarina Pereira, Tamára Santos, Nuno da Rosa Neng, José Nogueira, Luísa Barreira, Joao Varela, Haroon Ahmed, Saleem A Boukhari,

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Adriano Mollica, Waqas Kayani. 2018. A comparative study of the in vitro enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant activities of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. And Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poiret from Pakistan: new sources of natural products for public health problems. South African Journal of Botany, Accepted (IF: 1.427) 3. Deng JB, G Gao, KS Ahmad, XQ Luo, FT Zhang, S Li & RW Yang. 2018. Evaluation on genetic relationships among China’s endemic Curcuma L. herbs by mtDNA. Fyton International Journal of Experimental Botany, In press (IF: 0.18) 4. Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Abdul Hamid, Fahim Nawaz, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, Jiabin Deng, Noreen Akhtar, Ambreen Wazarat and Sehrish Mahroof. Ethnopharmacological studies of indigenous plants in Kel village, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. J. Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 13:68, DOI 10.1186/ s13002-017-0196-1 (IF: 1.903) 5. Akhtar N, Hameed M, *Ahmad KS, Nawaz F, Hamid A, Mehmood A, Shahnaz M, Khan AQ. 2017. Effect of nickel toxicity on structural and functional aspects of osmoregulation in of Typha domingensis Pers. populations. Limnology, 18: 1-13: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-017-0529-8. (IF: .913) 6. Akhtar N, *Ahmad KS, Hameed M, Nawaz F, Hamid A, Segovia-Salcedo C, Mehmood A, Shahnaz MM. 2017. Leaf anatomical and biochemical adaptations in Typha domingensis pers. ecotypes for salinity tolerance Bot. Sci., 95:1-15. (IF: .496) 7. Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, *Mansoor Hameed, Sana Fatima, Muhammad Ashraf, Farooq Ahmad, Mehwish Naseer, Aneela Zahoor, Iftikhar Ahmad. 2017. Tribe Andropogoneae from Neelum Valley, Zad Jammu and Kashmir: Phylogeny based on Morpho-anatomy. Pak. J. Bot. 49(SI): 73-82. (IF: .658) 8. Fahim Nawaz, M. Naeem, M. Akram, M.Y. Ashraf, K.S. Ahmad, B. Zulifqar, H. Sardar, N. Shabir, S. Majid, M.A. Shahzad, I. Anwar. 2017. Seed priming with KNO3 mediates biochemical processes to inhibit lead (Pb) toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. doi:10.1002/jsfa.8347. (IF: 2.463) 9. Mehwish Naseer, *Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, Aneela Zahoor, Farooq Ahmad, Sana Fatima and Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad and Mishal Iftikhar. 2017. Photosynthetic response in buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) To salt stress. Pak. J. Bot. 49: 847-856. (IF: .658) 10. Noreen Akhtar, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Mehwish Hina, Omey Habiba, Muhammad Muslim Shahnaz, Hina Kanwal, Aisha Ilyas, Abida Kausar. 2017. Morpho-physiological and anatomical modifications in different ecotypes of Typha domingensis Pers. under cadmium stress. Pak. J. Bot. Accepted. (IF: .658)

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11. Ansar Mehmood and Ghulam Murtaza. 2017. Impact of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles on protein and carbohydrate contents in seeds of Pisum sativum L. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 17: 334-340. (IF 0.95) 12. Sidra Nasar, Ghulam Murtaza, Ansar Mehmood, Tariq Mahmood Bhatti. 2017. Green approach towards synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Ficus palmata leaf extract and their antibacterial profile. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 51(9): 811-817. (IF 0.7) 13. Noreen Akhtar, Mansoor Hameed, Abdul Hamid, Fahim Nawaz, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Jiabin Deng, Ansar Mehmood, Claudia Segovia‑Salcedo, Muhammad Muslim Shahnaz and Abdul Qadir Khan. 2017. Effects of nickel toxicity on morphological and physiological aspects of osmoregulation in Typha domingensis (Typhaceae) Populations. Limnology, DOI 10.1007/s10201-017-0529-8. (IF 0.9) 14. Ansar Mehmood, Ghulam Murtaza, Tariq Mahmood Bhatti and Rehana Kausar. 2017. Phyto-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Melia azedarach L. leaf extract: Characterization and antibacterial activity. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10: S3048-S3058. (IF 4.55) 15. Ansar Mehmood and Ghulam Murtaza. 2017. Application of SNPs to improve yield of Pisum sativum L. (pea). IET Nanobiotechnology, 11(4): 390-394. (IF 1.5) 16. Tariq Saiff Ullah, Syeda Sadiqa Firdous, Ansar Mehmood, Hamayun Shaheen and Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar. 2017. Ethno-Mycological and Nutritional Analysis of Some Wild Edible Mushrooms from Western Himalayas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 19(10): 949-955. (IF 1.3) 17. Sajjad Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza, Ansar Mehmood and Rizwana Aleem Qureshi. 2017. Conservation of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants of Western Himalayan region Rawalakot Azad Kashmir Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 30(3): 773-782. (IF 0.65) 18. Sajjad Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza, Ansar Mehmood and Rizwana Aleem Qureshi. 2017. Conservation of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants of Western Himalayan region Rawalakot Azad Kashmir Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 30(3): 773-782. (IF 0.65) 19. S. Hussain, G. Murtaza and R. A. Qureshi 2016. Floristic studies of angiosperms of Rawalakot Azad Jammu and kashmir Pakistan. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 26(6): 2016, Page: 1696-1709

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20. Noreen Akhtar, Mansoor Hameed, Abdul Hamid, Fahim Nawaz, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Jiabin Deng, Ansar Mehmood, Claudia Segovia‑Salcedo, Muhammad Muslim Shahnaz and Abdul Qadir Khan. 2017. Effects of nickel toxicity on morphological and physiological aspects of osmoregulation in Typha domingensis (Typhaceae) Populations. Limnology, DOI 10.1007/s10201-017-0529-8. (IF 0.9) 21. Muhammad Asif Tahir, Rizwan Sarwar, Sajid Safeer, Imran Hamza, and Muhammad Faraz Khan Anatomical variations in stomatal attributes of selected species of family Asteraceae. http://dx.doi.org/10.26814/cps2017002Communications in Plant Sciences, vol 7, issue 12, p.10-14, 2017 (2017002)Saeed Khalil, Mubahshrah Munir Sajid Safeer Rizwan Sarwar, Ahmed Faraz, Composition of Algal Flora from Mahasheer National Park AJK, Pakistan. Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Journal of Resources Development and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2422-8397 An International Peer-reviewed Journal Vol.32, 2017 Book Chapter Nawaz F, S. Majeed, K.S. Ahmad, M. Aqib, M. A. Shahzad, M. Aurangzeb and M. Shahbaz. “Sulfur Species: Key regulators of abiotic stress tolerance in plants”. In “Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Plants: Production, Metabolism, Signaling and Defense Mechanisms”. Wiley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-1194-6869-1.

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Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. Tayyaba Zubair Dr. Kh. Shafique Evaluation of Anticancer Activities of Selected Ahmad Medicinal Plants from District Bagh Azad Kashmir 2. Sehrish Mahroof Dr. Kh. Shafique Effect of Altitude and Season on Anatomy, Ahmad Physiology and Biochemistry of some selected Medicinal Plants 3. Ambreen Dr. Kh. Shafique Structural and Functional Adaptations in some Wazarat Ahmad differentially adapted high Altitude Grasses from District Poonch, Rawalakot Azad Kashmir 4. Nasir Iqbal Dr. Kh. Shafique Anatomical and Physiological Characterization of some Sedges from District Kotli Azad Kashmir 5. Ali Akbar Dr. Kh. Shafique Phytochemical Activities in Milkvetch (Astragalus Ahmad psilocentros Fisch.) and Japanese Shikimi (Skimmia laureola dc. Sieb.) Plants from Sudhan Galli, District Bagh, Azad Kashmir 6. Sidra Asghar Dr. Kh. Shafique Ethnopharmacological Studies of Indigenous Plants Ahmad in Ourah Gali, District Sudhnoti, Azad Kashmir 7. Laraib Najeeb Dr. Kh. Shafique Ethnopharmacological Investigations of Native Ahmad Plants in Chatter village, District Bagh, Azad Kashmir 8. Hina Sharif Dr. Ansar Effect of Greensynthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Mehmood Growth and Biochemical Attributes of Soybean (glycine max l.) 9. Shaista Shabbir Dr. Ansar Mehmood Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Ulmus wallichiana Planch. Leaf Extract and their Biological Activities 10. Najma Anwar Dr. Ansar Mehmood Phytotoxic Effect of Biologically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Seed Germination and Growth of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata l.) 11. Safina Begum Dr. Ansar Mehmood Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Screening of Plantago Major l. And Plantago lenceoleta l. From Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 12. Abid Hussain Dr. Ansar Mehmood Bio-Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles using Olea Ferruginea Royle and their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Applications 13. Firdous Baytab Dr. Ansar Mehmood Characterization of Debregeasia Salicifolia (roxb. Ex d. Don) for its Pharmacognestic Study from District Sudhnoti, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 14. Anab Saddique Dr. Ansar Mehmood Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Investigation on Cascuta Reflexa from Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 15. Amna Mustafa Abdul Qadir Khan Geographic Impact on Morphology and Genetic Diversity of Vibernum Species from AJK 16. Maria Saleem Abdul Qadir Khan Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Genus Prunus from Poonch AJK 17. Aqsa Mir Alam Abdul Qadir Khan Phytochemical Evaluation and Genetic Diversity Assessment in Artemesia Species from Poonch AJK

Participation of Faculty Members in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops and Trainings (2017-2018)

1. “Plant resources: current trends, changelings and solutions” on March 23-27, 2018 at Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan. 2. Seminar on Instrumental & Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity. May, 25, 2017. Chief Organizer. Department of Botany, University of Poonch, Rawalakot. 3. One day workshop on “Approaching towards Comprehensive Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs) in Pakistan, organized by UNDP, Pakistan At PC, Hotel Muzaffarabad on December 18, 2017. 4. 1st International Conference on Conventional and Modern Approaches in Plant Sciences, November 28-29, 2017, organized by Department of Botany, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 5. Two-Days Workshop on Nanomaterials Research, Fabrication and Applications, held on October 12-13, 2017, organized by department of chemistry, University of Hazara Mansehra, Pakistan. 6. One-day seminar on Soil, Water, and Nutrient Conservation in Mountaineous Agriculture, on July 10, 2017, organized by Soil Science Society of Pakistan, The University of Poonch Rawalakot, AJK. 7. Dr. Ansar Mehmood participated and presented a Paper in 7th International and 16th National Conference on “Plant Resources: Current Trends, Challenges and Solutions” on 23-27 March, 2018.

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8. Dr. Ansar Mehmood organized a seminar on “Instrumental and intrinsic value of Biodiversity” in Department of Botany University of Poonch, Rawalakot on 25 May, 2017.

9. Dr. Ansar Mehmood attended and read a paper entitled “Effect of SA on biochemical attributes of Triticum aestivum L. seedling under lead stress” in 6th National and 15th International Conference on Dynamic trends in plant sciences: Fostering environment and food security SBK Women University Quetta, Pakistan

10. 1st International Conference on Conventional and Modern Approaches in Plant Sciences, November 28-29, 2017, organized by Department of Botany, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

11. Seminar on Instrumental & Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity. May, 25, 2017. Chief Organizer. Department of Botany, University of Poonch, Rawalakot.

12. Participated and presented poster in one-day conference entitled “Antibiotics: discovery, resistance and alternatives” on Tuesday 15 August 2017.

13. Presented poster entitled “Ethnomedicine of Kashmir Himalayas: A potential hotspot for anti-infective drug discovery in a symposium organized by Emory Antibiotic resistance center on January 11, 2018.

Project (Completed)

1. Dr. Kh. Shafique ahmad Structural and functional adaptations in differently adapted ecotypes of some high altitudinal grasses from the Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan by Higher Education Commission 2. Dr. Ansar Mehmood Indigenous uses and biological activities (with and without silver nanoparticles) of some important medicinal plants of Poonch, Azad Kashmir by Higher Education Commission

Departmental Activity

3. The Faculty Members and students of Botany Department actively participated in oral presentations in 1st International Conference on Conventional and Modern Approaches in Plant Sciences, November 28-29, 2017, organized by Department of Botany, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

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Department of Chemistry

Newly established Department of Chemistry was started on March, 2013 in city the campus. The aim of establishing the Department is to train manpower to meet the academic and development challenges faced by the nation. Department introduced modern quality & higher education to the selected young scholars throughout the State of AJK and Pakistan. The department of Chemistry provides a stimulating environment for research and teaching learning with highly qualified and research oriented Ph.D and M.Phil faculty members. Faculty members are working in many specialized fields of Chemistry and are endeavouring to enhance the knowledge of the Science. Members of the teaching staff have completed research projects with the support of various national funding agencies, whereas, currently some new research projects are in progress. The department of chemistry started two years M.Sc. programme and also planning to start BS, M.Phil and Ph.D Programme. The department provides training in four mainstream areas of chemistry i.e., biochemistry, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The Department of chemistry having a facility of various equipments i.e; (UV, AAS, GLC, HPLC). The department is also furnished with library which fulfils the requirement of M.Sc. and BS programmes.

Faculty Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti Ph.D Dr. Syed Mubashar Sabir Ph.D Dr. Shabnam Shahida Ph.D Dr. Faiz Ali Ph.D Dr. Naveed Iqbal Ph.D Dr. Faiza Rehman Ph.D Ms. Fozia Bibi M.Phil Mr. Khurram Liaqat M.Phil Ms. Summaya Khalid M.Phil Ms. Mehrosh Islam M.Phil

Publications

1. Hepatoprotective activity and phenolic profile of Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. Fruit extract. SM Sabir, JBT Rocha, ML Athayde, AA Boligon, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 30, 2017 (5):1551-1556.((I.F = 0.58).

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2. Antioxidant activities and phenolic profile of Baccharis trimera, a commonly used Medicinal plant from Brazil. SM Sabir, ML Athayde, AA Boligon, JBT Rocha, South African Journal of Botany 2017,113:318-323.( (I.F = 1.43). 3. Sedimentation assisted preparation of ground particles of silica monolith and their C18 modification resulting in a chromatographic phase of improved separation efficiency. Ashraf Ali, Faiz Ali, Won Jo Cheong. J. Chromatogr. A 1525(2017)79-86. (I.F = 4.7). 4. High Efficiency Robust Open Tubular Capillary ElectrochromtographyColumn for the Separation of Peptides. Faiz Ali, Won JoCheong. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 37 (8), 1374-1377. (I.F = 0.98). 5. Preparation of Partially Sub-1 µm Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Silica Monolith Materials as Highly Efficient Stationary Phases in Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography. Faiz Ali, Won Jo Cheong, Behisht Ara, First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Material Sciences February 2018. Islamia College University Peshawar. 6. Separation of Peptides and Proteins in Tryptic Digest of Cytochrome c by Novel Step Elution Approach in Open Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography. Faiz Ali, Won Jo Cheong, Behisht Ara. 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques. J Anal Bioanal Tech.DOI:10.4172/2155- 9872.C1.024. Orlando, USA. (I.F=2.1). 7. Evaluation of Antidiabetic Potential of Steroidal Alkaloid of Sarcococca Saligna. Naeem Ullah Jan, Amjad Ali ,Bashir Ahmad, Naveed Iqbal, Achyut Adhikarie, Inayat-ur Rehman, Abid Ali ,Safdar Ali, Azra Jahan, Hamid Ali, Ijaz Ali, Anwar Ullah, Syed GhulamMusharraf, Journal of Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2018),100, Pages 461-466 (I.F= 2.7). 8. Oxidative removal of brilliant green by UV/S2O8, UV/HSO5 and UV/H2O2 processes in aqueous media: A comparative study, Rehman, F., Sayed, M., Khan, J. A., Shah, L. A., Shah, N. S., Khan, H. M., Journal of hazardous materials, (Accepted, 2018, (I.F= 6.1). 9. Degradation of Crystal Violet Dye by Fenton and Photo-Fenton Oxidation Processes. Rehman, F., Sayed, M., Khan, J. A., Shah, L. A., Shah, N. S., Khan, H. M., & Khattak R. ZeitschriftfürPhysikalischeChemie. (Accepted, 2018. (I.F = 1.2) 10. Renoval of Crystal Violet Dye from Aqueous Solution by Gamma Irradiation. Rehman, F., Murtaza, S., KHAN, A., & Khan, H. M., Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 2017, 62(1), 3359-3364. (IF = 0.9) 11. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Sulfonated Polyimide with Varying Chemical Structure for Fuel Cell Applications, Khurram Liaqat, Wajid Rehman,

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Shaukat Saeed ,Muhammad Waseem, Srosh Fazil, Muhammad Shakeel, Peng Kang, Solid State Ionics, 319, 2018,141-147. (IF = 2.354). 12. Improving Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Polyimide by Incorporating Vinyltriethoxysilane Functionalized Graphene oxide, Srosh Fazil, Shaukat Saeed, Muhammad Waseem, Wajid Rehman Masroor Bangesh, Khurram Liaqat, Polymer Composites-2017, Wiley Online Library. (IF = 2.314). Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. Sundus Sehar Dr. Qaisar Abbas Interaction of Di-Ruthenium Tetra Carboxylate with Bhatti Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone 2. Muneeba Almas Dr. Qaisar Abbas Effect of Physic-Chemical and Mechanical Bhatti Treatment on the Adsorption of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone over Smectite (Di-octahydral) 3. Asma Rahim Dr. Qaisar Abbas Interaction of Di-Ruthenium Tetra Carboxylate with Bhatti Polyethylene Glycol 4. Amna Pervaz Dr. Qaisar Abbas Interaction of Di-Ruthenium Tetra Carboxylate with Bhatti Polyvinyl Alcohol 5. Ishrat Fatima Dr. Qaisar Abbas Synthesis and Characterization of Organosilver Bhatti Nanoparticles and their Evaluation for Medical Applications 6. Yasir Dr. Syed Mubashar Antioxidant Activities and Inhibitory Effect of Sabir Angelica Gluca Against Lipid Peroxidation in Mice Liver 7. Amina Sabir Dr. Syed Mubashar Antioxidant Activities and Phytochemical Screening of Cannabis Sativa 8. Sobia Sarwar Dr. Syed Mubashar Antioxidant Activities and Phytochemical Screening Sabir of Curcuma Longa 9. ShahidaYounis Dr. Shabnam Sol Gel Synthesis of Metal Oxide for Resistive Shahida Switching Applications 10. Rubab Akhter Dr.Shabnam Synthesis and Characterization of P-type ZnO Shahida Nanowires for Opto Electronic Devices 11. Asad Saleem Dr. Shabnam Laser Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Analyses of Shahida Ajwa Dates 12. Muhammad Nabil Dr. Shabnam Shahida Synthesis of Biologically Active Dithiocarbamate and its Complexes with Late Transition Metals 13. Syeda Sehar Dr. Naveed Iqbal Effect of Extraction Methods on Biological Activities Iftikhar of Yellow Himalayan Raspberry

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 14. Bushra Hamid Dr. Naveed Iqbal Effect of Extraction Methods on Biological Activities of Bathu (Chinopodium album) Collected from different localities of KPK 15. Saba Mazhar Dr. Naveed Iqbal Effect of Extraction Methods on Biological Activities of Injeer (Ficuscarica) collected from different localities of Kashmir 16. Arjumand Dr. Naveed Iqbal Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Shaheen Turmeric and its Antimicrobial Activity 17. Robab Ms. Fozia Bibi Metal Nanoparticles Supported Graphene: Synthesis Mehmood and its Catalytic Application 18. Syed Khurum Ms. Fozia Bibi Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Cr (III) Zakir Oxidation

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops and Trainings: (Total=11) 1. Three Days International Conference on “Plants :Their Chemical and Biological Applications for Today and Tomorrow, Organized by Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Pakistan, on 12-14 April 2017. (Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti). 2. Two days Training Workshop on Persistent Organic Pollutant and their Implications in Pakistan, Organized by Ministry of Climate Change and UNDP 18-19 December 2017 at Muzaffarabad (Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti). 3. Instrumental and Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity. Seminar Organized by Department of Botany, University of Poonch, held on May 25, 2017. (Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti, Dr. Shabnam Shahida, Ms. Fozia). 4. Soil, water and Nutrient conservation in Mountainous Agriculture. Seminar organized by Soil Science society of Pakistan, Department of Soil Sciences, University of Poonch, held on July 10, 2017 Pakistan. (Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti, Dr Shabnam Shahida). 5. Workshop on getting published in reputed international journals, Organized by University of the Poonch, Rawalako on 3rd May 2017 (Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti, Ms. Fozia). 6. 1st National Science Conference 2017 on “Science for the Betterment of Humanity, Organized by The Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, on 4th-6th May 2017, (Dr. Shabnam Shahida).

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7. Two Day Workshop on “Hyphenated Techniques: A new Trend in Analytical Sciences” Organized by University of Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, on 14-15th June, 2017, (Dr. Shabnum Shahida).

8. 9th Chemistry Conference 2017 on “Chemistry in Engineering and Life Sciences” Organized by Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Islamabad Pakistan, on 19-21st September, 2017,Oral Presentation (Dr. Shabnum Shahida, Ms. Fozia).

9. National Symposium on “Emerging Trends in the Extraction of Plant Bioactive for Nutrapharmaceutical Developments” Organized by University of Sargodha, Chemistry Department, Pakistan (Dr. Shabnam Shahida).

10. Workshop on Consultative Workshop on Climate Change Strategies and Action Plans for AJ&K, Organized by Department of Agricultural and Forestry, AJK, Pakistan, in Rawalakot International Hotel, on 22 March 2018. (Dr. Faiz Ali).

11. First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Material Sciences, Organized by Islamia College University, Peshawar, on February 2018. (Dr. Faiz Ali, Dr. Qaiser Abbas Bhatti, Dr. Faiza Rehman)

Projects:

1. Dr. Faiz Ali, Synthesis of Silica Monolith Particles and their Modification with Polymer Coating for the Extraction of Heavy Metals by HEC Completed in December 2017. 2. Dr.Shabnam Shahida, Offline Preconcentration of Heavy Metals On Solid Supports Impregnated With Active Ingredients of Medicine HEC. Pakistan Completed in 2017

Departmental Activity

1. One Week Training Workshop on Civil defense and Rescue ,Organized by Department of Chemistry on 2nd – 5th October 2017.

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Department of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics started functioning in 2013 with the establishment of University of the Poonch, Rawalakot and is committed to train students to meet the demand and developing careers in teaching and other government and public sector organizations. The Department promotes advanced learning methodologies and persistently strives to develop creative thinking skills in students in order to prepare them to take effective decisions on the basis of applying the mathematical methods. M.Sc. in Mathematics offered by the department is a two year programme comprising four semesters. The Department is also imparting education at the level of BS (4 years) programme. The courses taught at the department are of international standard which are designed in such a way that they have applications in daily life as well as in different fields of Science and Engineering. The Department of Mathematics aims at education in the major areas of mathematics: Algebra, Analysis, Topology, Geometry, and Applied Mathematics.

Faculty

Dr. Qamar Din Ph.D Dr. Muhammad Asad Iqbal Ph.D Mr. Muzamil Hussain M.Phil Farnaz Akhtar M.Phil Mr. Muhammad Atique Khan M.Phil Mr. Aamar Abbas M.Phil Mr. Muhammad Safeer M.Phil Mr. Waqas Ishaque M.S

Publications 1. T. Ali, M. A. Khan, A. Kilicman, Q. Din, On the Refined Hermite-Hadamard Inequalities, Mathematical Sciences and Applications E-Notes, 6 (1) (2018), 7-14. 2. Q. Din, M. Hussain, Controlling chaos and Neimark-Sacker bifurcation in a host-parasitoid model, Asian Journal of Control, (2018), DOI: 10.1002/asjc.1809, (IF=1.421) 3. Q. Din, A. A. Elsadany, S. Ibrahim, Bifurcation analysis and chaos control in a second-order rational difference equation, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, accepted, (2018). (IF=0.89)

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4. Q. Din, Bifurcation analysis and chaos control in discrete-time glycolysis models, Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 56(3)(2018), 904-931. (IF=1.308) 5. Q. Din, T. Donchev, D. Kolev, Stability, Bifurcation Analysis and Chaos Control in Chlorine Dioxide-Iodine-Malonic Acid Reaction, MATCH-Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 79(3)(2018), 577-606, (IF=3.139) 6. Ghaus ur Rahman, Q. Din, F. Faizullah, F. M. Khan, Qualitative Behavior of a Second-Order Fuzzy Difference Equation, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 34(1)(2018), 745-753. (IF= 1.261) 7. Q. Din, A. A. Elsadany, H. Khalil, Controlling Chaos and Bifurcations in Discrete- Time Population Models, Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2017 (2017), Article ID 3476913, 1-3. (IF=0.711) 8. Q. Din, M. A. Khan, Period-doubling bifurcation and chaos control in a discrete- time mosquito model, Computational Ecology and Software, 7(4) (2017), 153-166. ISI 9. Q. Din, Controlling chaos in a discrete-time prey-predator model with Allee effects, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, (2017), DOI: 10.1007/s40435-017- 0347-1. 10. Q. Din, Qualitative analysis and chaos control in a density-dependent host- parasitoid system, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, (2017), DOI: 10.1007/s40435-017-0341-7. 11. U. Saeed, M. Ozair, T. Hussain, Q. Din, Fractional-Order Vector-Host Disease Model, Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems: Series B: Applications & Algorithms, 24(2017), 97-111. ISI 12. Q. Din, U. Saeed, Bifurcation analysis and chaos control in a host-parasitoid model, Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 40(14)(2017), 5391-5406, (IF=1.01) 13. Q. Din, M. Asif Khan, Neimark-Sacker bifurcation and chaos control in a modified Nicholson-Bailey model, Acta Universitatis Apulensis, 49(2017), 93-109. 14. Q. Din, A. A. Elsadany, H. Khalil, Neimark-Sacker bifurcation and chaos control in a fractional-order plant-herbivore model, Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2017(2017), Article ID 6312964, 1-15. (IF=0.711) 15. Q. Din, Complexity and chaos control in a discrete-time prey-predator model, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 49(2017), 113- 134. (IF=2.834)

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16. Q. Din, Neimark-Sacker bifurcation and chaos control in Hassell-Varley model, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, (2017), 23(4). 741-762, (IF=0.761) 17. Q. Din, O. A. Gumus, H. Khalil, Neimark-Sacker Bifurcation and Chaotic Behaviour of a Modified Host–Parasitoid Model, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 72(1)(2017), 25-37. (IF=1.432) 18. Q. Din, Dynamics of a host-pathogen model with constant mortality rate, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 22(2)(2017), 173-187. (IF= 1.07) 19. Q. Din, Global stability and Neimark-Sacker bifurcation of a host-parasitoid model, International Journal of Systems Science, 48(6)(2017), 1194-1202. (IF=1.97) 20. Q. Din, Global Stability of Beddington Model, Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems, 16(2)(2017), 391-415. (IF= 0.766) 21. S. T. Mohyud Din, M. Asad Iqbal, M. Shakeel, A Study for Steady Nanofluid Flow between Parallel Plates, Engineering Computations, 34 (8) (2017), 2514-2527. (IF=1.01) 22. M. Asad Iqbal, M. Shakeel, S. T. Mohyud Din, M. Rafiq, Modified Wavelets Based Algorithm for Nonlinear Delay Differential Equations of Fractional Order, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 9 (2) (2017), 1-8. (IF=0.827) 23. M. Asad Iqbal, M. Shakeel, A. Ali, S. T. Mohyud Din, Improved Wavelets Based Technique for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49 (2017), DOI 10.1007/s11082-017-1001-z. (IF=1.055) 24. S. T. Mohyud Din, M. Asad Iqbal, U. Khan, X. J. Yang, MHD Squeezing Flow between Two Parallel Disks with Suction or Injection via Legendre Wavelet- Quasilinearization Technique, Engineering Computations, 34(3) (2017), 892-901. (IF=1.01) 25. M. Asad Iqbal, A. Ali, S.T. Mohyud-Din, U. Khan, Modified Chebyshev Wavelet Picard Technique for Thin Film Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid down an Inclined Plane, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, In Press, (2018). (IF=0.425) 26. M. Shakeel, M. Asad Iqbal, S.T. Mohyud Din, Modified Extended Exp-function Method for System of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Defined by Seismic Sea Waves, Pramana Journal of Physics, In Press (2018), IF=0.52 27. M. Shakeel, M. Asad Iqbal, S.T. Mohyud Din, Closed Form Solutions for Nonlinear Biological Population Model, Journal of Biological Systems, In Press (2018), IF=0.39

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28. M. Usman, M. Hamid, U. khan, S. T. Mohyud Din, M. Asad Iqbal, W. Wang, Differential Transform Method for Unsteady Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Alexandria Engineering Journal, In Press, (2017). ISI 29. M. Asad Iqbal, U. Saeed, S. T. Mohyud Din, Modified Legendre wavelet method for fractional nonlinear generalized Burger-Fisher equation, Mathematical Sciences. Accepted, (2017). ISI

Participation of Faculty Members in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops & Trainings:

1. Dr. Qamar Din presented a paper entitled “Neimark-Sacker bifurcation and chaotic behaviour of a modified host-parasitoid model” at 1st International Conference on Mathematics and Physics (ICMP) 2017, held on February 14th-16th, 2017 at Air University Islamabad. 2. Dr. Qamar Din presented a paper at COMSATS Attock in a workshop entitled “Advancements in Pure & Applied Mathematics” held on 20-21 April, 2017.

Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Sabah Javad Dr. Qamar Din Bifurcation Analysis of a Predator-Prey System with MONOD-Haldane Functional Response. 2 Shakoor Ahmed Dr. Qamar Din Behavior of Discrete-Time Prey-Predator Model with Generalized Predator. 3 Irum Moon Dr. Qamar Din Stability Analysis of a Host-Parasitoid Model 4 Shabina Najeeb Dr. Qamar Din Global Stability of a Plant-Herbivore Model 5 Muhammad Dr. Qamar Din Global Stability of some systems of Exponential Asif Khan Difference Equations 6 M. Salman Khan Dr. Qamar Din Dynamics of some Systems of Second-Order Rational Difference Equations 7 Amna Bibi Dr. Qamar Din Discretization and qualitative Behavior of Fractional-order Lotka–Volterra Model 8 Shahid Ashraf Dr. Qamar Din Dynamics of Fractional-Order Hastings–Powell Food Chain Model and its Discretization 9 Mushtaq Hussain Dr. Qamar Din Global Stability and Bifurcation Analysis of some Host-Parasitoid Models 10 Maria Habib Dr. Qamar Din Stability and Bifurcation of a Discrete-Time Host- Parasitoid Model

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 12 M. Izhar-Ul-Haq Dr. Qamar Din Dynamical Behavior of Plant-Herbivore Models with Food Limitations and insect Out Breaks 13 Amna Arif Mr. M. Atique Khan Qualitative Behavior of an Influenza Virus Model with Disease Resistance 14 Mehvish Azam Mr. M. Atique Khan Analysis of an SIRI Epidemic Model with Nonlinear Incidence and Latent Period 15 Sadia Qayyum Dr. Hammad Khalil Dynamical Study of Vector-Borne Disease: Analytical Study and Numerical Investigation 16 Zobia Gulzar Dr. Hammad Khalil Fractional Order Partial Differential Equations: Spectral Analysis and Numerical Simulations 17 Ishrat Fatima Dr. Hammad Khalil Adomian Decomposition Method for Solving new Fourth-Order Emden-Fowler Type Equation 18 Nozila Akram Dr. Hammad Khalil A New Method Based on Jacobi Polynomials for Solutions of Fractional Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction Equation 19 Rabia Sadiq Dr. Hammad Khalil Approximate Solution of Integral and Integro Differential Equations 20 Riffat Rashim Dr. Hammad Khalil Existence and Uniqueness Properties of Coupled System of Multi Point Boundary Value Problems 21 Ghazala Nazir Dr. Hammad Khalil Application of Bernstein Polynomials Solution of Nonlinear Boundary Value Problem 22 Muhammad Dr. Hammad Khalil Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Investigation Shahid of Chlamydia Disease Model 23 Muhammad Dr. Qamar Din Qualitative Behavior of a Prey-Predator Model with Aqib Abbasi Crowding Effects 24 Syed Furqan Dr. Qamar Din Bifurcation Analysis and Controlling Chaos in Gillani Discrete-Time Predator–Prey Systems 25 Sadaf Khaliq Dr. Qamar Din Complexity and Chaos Control in Discrete-Time Hindmarsh–Rose Models 26 Zubair Hussain Dr. Qamar Din Bifurcation and Control for a Discrete-Time Prey- Predator model 27 Muhammad Dr. Qamar Din Complex Behavior of Discrete-Time SIR Epidemic Zahid Khan Models 28 Sarfraz Ahmed Dr. Qamar Din Complexity and Chaos Control in Discrete-Time Khan Gonorrhea Models 29 Amjad Mumtaz Dr. Qamar Din Qualitative Behavior and Controlling chaos in a Discrete Prey-Predator Model with Square Root Functional Response

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 30 Abdul Hafeez Dr. M. Asad Iqbal Differential Transform Method for MHD Flows 31 Tahir Khalil Dr. M. Asad Iqbal Analytical Solution of Nanofluid Flows by Variation of Parameters Method 32 Saima Shabir Dr. M. Asad Iqbal Radiation Effects in a Viscous Fluid Through a Semi-Porous Curved Channel Embedded in a Porous Medium with Convective Boundary Condition 33 Anum Zulfiqar Dr. M. Asad Iqbal Combined Effect of Thermal Radiation and Heat Generation in MHD Flow of Nanofluid Over a Curved Surface 34 Balqees Yousaf Dr. M. Asad Iqbal Effects of Joule Heating on Flow of a Ferrofluid in a Semiporous Curved Channel 35 Amjid Rashid Dr. Hammad Khalil Modeling Approach to a Quantitative Analysis of Zika Virus 36 Syeda Shabana Ms. Farnaz Akthar Flow on a Stretching Sheet in a Magnetic Field with Batool Chemically Reactive Species 37 Majid Mahmood Ms. Farnaz Akthar Analysis of Second Grade Fluid under the Qureshi Influence of Thermal Radiation

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Department of Physics

The Department of Physics is established in 2013. The department is committed to train the next generation of physicists. The department is established on the revolutionary idea that it must embrace both teaching as well as investigation. The Department of Physics is aiming to offer courses to undergraduate and post-graduate students that cover the broad fundamentals as well as advanced level necessary for study in physics and related fields. The department is also committed to put strong emphasis on research projects in the field of Electronics, Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Spectroscopy as well as Bio-Physics. Currently, the department has launched two year M.Sc. programme. The offered courses provide a strong theoretical background along with experimental projects in the field of Physics and Technology. Keeping the needs of Pakistan, research has been made an integral part of all programs to encourage and promote the research activity in the region and particularly in the university.

Faculty

Dr. Ghulam Asghar Ph.D Dr. Yousaf Iqbal Ph.D Dr. Mian Akif Safeen Ph.D Mr. Muhammad Rashad Khan M.Phil Mr. Muhammad Iftikhar M.Phil Mr. Azhar Ahmed M.Phil Miss Zubia Aziz M.Phil Mr. Raja Naveed Ahmed M.Phil Mr. Waqar Hussain Shah M.Phil Beenish Najeeb Khan M.Phil Misbah Javed M.Phil

Publications

1. Ghulam Asghar, M. Irshad, N. A. Niaz, S. Nasir, M. S. Awan, G. H. Tariq, M. Anis- ur-Rehamn, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 12(3) (2017) 797- 804. 2. Iqra Tanveer, S.U. Rahman, Mohammad Faheem, Ghulam Asghar, Muhammad Munir, Humera Mehmood, Pakistan Journal of Radiology, 27(4)(2017) 353-357.

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3. Misbah Javed, Saeed Ur Rahman, Iqra Tanveer, Ghulam Asghar, Shazia Fatima, Mohammad Fahim, Pakistan Journal of Nuclear Medicine (PJNM), 7(2017) 18-23. 4. Kashif Safeen, V. Micheli, R. Bartali, G. Gottardi, Akif Safeen, Hafeez Ullahand N. Laidani Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (1369-8001), 66(2017) 74-80. 5. Kashif Safeen, V. Micheli, R. Bartali, G. Gottardi, Akif Safeen, Hafeez Ullahand N. Laidani, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (1369-8001), 72(2017) 99-105. 6. Kashif Safeen, V. Micheli, R. Bartali, G. Gottardi, Akif Safeen, Hafeez Ullahand N. Laidani Thin Solid Films (0040-6090), 645 (2017) 173-179. 7. Khan, Ayaz Arif, Muhammad Qadeer Khan, Mazhar Iqbal, Adeel Younas Abid, Abdul Rauf Khan, Yousaf Iqbal, Rashid Mahmood, and M. Nasir Khan, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28(14) (2017) 10357-10364. 8. Ayaz Arif khan, M. Javed, A. Rauf Khan, Yousaf Iqbal, Asif Majeed, Syed Zahid Husain, S. K. Durrani, Material Science Poland, 35(1) (2017) 58-65.

Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. M. Naeem Khan M. Iftikhar Doping Effect of Chromium-Samarium on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite 2. Sadia Latif M. Rashad Khan Radon Concentration and Annual Effective Dose Measurement in Different Drinking Water Sources from District Poonch, Azad Kashmir 3. Ahsan Irshad M. Rashad Khan Comparative Elemental Analysis of Ajwa Dates (Phoenix Dactylifera from Saudia Arabia) with other dates (Phoenix Dactylifera) from Iran and Pakistan by LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy 4. Ghalib Hussain Dr. Ghulam Asghar Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Evaporable Mughal Getter thin Films of “Ti-Al-Zr” and “Ti,Zr” for Ultra High Vacum 5. Misbah Javed Dr.Ghulam Asghar Measurement of Radiation doses and Cancer Risk Estimation in the Practice of Nuclear Medicine 6. Iqra Tanveer Dr.Ghulam Asghar Measurement of Radiation Doses in CT Scan and Health Risk Estimation 7. Sajjad Shaukat Dr.Ghulam Asghar Analysis of Toxic Metals contamination in Fruits Available in local Market of Palandari Region using Particle Induced X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy Technique

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 8. Amjad Hussain Dr.Ghulam Asghar Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles for Drug Khan Delivery 9. Sidra Asri M. Iftikhar Effects of Cobalt-Samarium Substitution on Barium Hexaferrite Synthesized by Sol-gel Method

Project 1. Dr. Ghulam Asghar, Synthesis and Characterization for high frequency application funding by HEC. 2. Dr. Farooq Khan, Dynamics and optical properties of Hybrid quantum optomechanical system funding by HEC.

Departmental Activities which needs to be highlighted

The department had an active participation in several national/ international conferences given below. 1. Dr. Mian Akif Saffen participated in “International Conference of Solid State Physics” on 10-14 December, 2017 at University of Punjab Lahore. 2. Dr. Yousaf Iqbal participated in “1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Material Science” on 27 February – 1st March, 2018 at Islamia College Peshawar.

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Department of Zoology

The Department of Zoology was established during March, 2012 and is one of the four departments in the Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences. Zoology is center to our understanding of the world. Zoologists seek to discover the fundamental principles that underpin animal life, focusing on the diversity, function and evolution of animals and thus providing the scientific basis for our knowledge both of the creatures with whom we share this planet and of ourselves. Zoology is a large, multi-disciplinary Department, that conducts research and teaching in areas like Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Biotechnology, Physiology, Endocrinology, Developmental biology/ embryology, Reproductive Physiology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Human Genetics, Fisheries and Wildlife. The department strives to create an environment that enables teaching and research to attain high levels of excellence. We intend to deliver knowledge which is both basic and applied and orientates our graduates for the challenges in job market i.e; teaching, research and industry. We would like to gear our Department to showcase pure Zoology research. The Department is interested in regular research ties with institutions like, PARC/NARC, National Institute of Health, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology, and National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. The department is also interested to hold regular seminars by noted scientists for the benefit of its research students and faculty.

Faculty

Muritorious Prof. Dr. M. Rafique Khan Ph.D Dr. Nausheen Irshad Ph.D Dr. Majid Mahmood Ph.D Dr. Ali Muhammad Ph.D Ms. Fouzia Aziz M.Phil Mrs. Zeenat Jannat M.Phil Mr. Muhammad Touseef M.Phil Mrs. Tasleem Akhtar M.Phil Mrs. Saima Batool M.Phil Mrs. Fouzia Saeed M.Phil Ms. Rahna Ghias M.Phil Mr. Siyab Maroof Khan M.Phil

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Publications

1. Tariq Mahmood, Faraz Akrim, Nausheen Irshad, Riaz Hussain, Hira Fatima, Shaista andleeb and Ayesha Aihetasham. Spatial distribution and illegal hunting of the Indian pangolin (Maniscrassi caudata) in Potohar Plateau, Pakistan. 2017. Oryx. (1F=1.6) https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605317000023.

2. Nausheen Irshad, Imran Yousaf, Tariq Mahmood and Saeed Awan. Occurrence of common leopard (Panthera pardus) in Abbaspur area, district Poonch, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 2017. Pakistan Journal of Zoology (IF=0.44)1https://doi. org/10.17582/ journal.pjz/2017.49....

3. Majid Mahmood and Muhammad Asim Anwar. 2017. Analysis of resistance mutation in reverse transcriptase domain of hepatitis B virus from patients of Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of Unexplored Medical Data 2:60-4 DOI: 10.20517/2572-8180.2017.13.

4. Majid Mahmood. 2017. Hepatitis B Virus Genotype in Pakistan. Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 5(5) DOI: 10.19080/ARGH.2017.05.555673.

5. Ali, S., S. Akhter, H. N., Falk Melzer,I. Khan, H. ElAdawy, M. Irfan, A. Muhammad, M. W. Akbar, S. Umar, Q. Ali, M. N. Iqbal, A. Mahmood and H. Ahmed. 2017. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with bovine brucellosis in the Potohar Plateau, Pakistan. BMC Research Notes., 10: 73.

6. S. Irum, H. Ahmed, B. Mirza, K. Donsknow-Lysoniewska, A. Muhammad, M. Qayyum, S. Simsek. 2017. In Vitro and In vivo anthelmintic activity of extracts from Artimisia Parviflora and A. sieversiana. Helminthologia., 54(3): 218-224

7. Majeed. Z, Z. Ajab, A. Zuberi, S. Akthar, A. Muhammad. 2017. Meristic variations and skeletal deformities in natural population of Putitor Mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822). Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science. DOI 10.18869/acadpub. ijfs. Published (online available).

117 Vice Chancellor’s Annual Report University of The Poonch, Rawalakot Thesis S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1. Ghazal Mehmood Dr. Majid Mahmood Detection and Quantification of Heavy Metals in Well/Bore and Tape Water of District Poonch, Bagh and Sudhnoti 2. Asia Ismaeel Dr. Majid Mahmood Detection and Quantification of Heavy Metals in Spring Water of District Poonch, Bagh and Sudhnoti 3. Sumaira Mumtaz Dr. Majid Mahmood Detection and Quantification of Heavy Metals in Rain Water of District Poonch, Bagh and Sudhnoti 4. Nasir Iqbal Dr. Majid Mahmood Incidence of Rabies and Dog Bites in Northern Districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 5. Muhammad Dr. Majid Mahmood Genetic Variation and Study of Micro-Biota Aamir Riaz Associated with Diabetic Foot Disease 6. Aamir Pervaiz Dr. Majid Mahmood Mutational Screening of Prothrombin F2 Gene in Human Thrombophilia Patients of Pakistani Origin 7. Sanwal Aslam Dr. Majid Mahmood Seasonal Variation in Testicular Volume and Seminal Parameters 8. Iffat Karim Dr. Ali Muhammad Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in Different Host of District Palandri, AJK 9. Munaza Javid Dr. Ali Muhammad Seoepidemiology of Different Strains of Malaria in District Poonch, AJK 10. Rubab Amin Dr. Ali Muhammad Seroepidemiology of Hypodermosis in District Poonch, AJK 11. Ushba Gul Dr. Ali Muhammad Detection of Multiple Anthelmintic Resistance in Goats of AJK 12. Saba Sadiq Dr. Ali Muhammad Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small Ruminants in District Poonch, AJK 13. Anam Abdul Dr. Ali Muhammad Seroprevalnce of Brucellosis in Rural Women of Rehman District Poonch, AJK 14. Maria Akhter Dr. Nausheen Irshad Food Habit and Population Estimation of Mongoose in Banjosa, AJK 15. Farhat Azam Dr. Nausheen Irshad Fruit Damage Assessment of Bats in Hajira, AJK 16. Muhammad Dr. Nausheen Irshad Assesment of Crops Damage by Indian Porcupine Bashir Khan in District Bagh, AJK 17. Muhammad Dr. Nausheen Irshad A Preliminary Studies on Avian Fauna of Banjosa, Umar Khan AJK 18. Shahid Iqbal Mrs. Zeenat Jannat A Preliminary Survey of Fish Consumption in Azad Kashmir

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S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 19. Mahnaz Kanwal Mrs. Zeenat Jannat Physicocgemical and Biological Analysis of Water of River Poonch Azad Kashmir 20. Righat Talib Mrs. Zeenat Jannat Impact of Water Quality on the Distribution of Fish Fauna in Mahl Stream Bagh Azad Kashmir 21. Amna Nazir Ms. Fouzia Aziz Study of Environmental Isolates if Enterococci for Bacteriocin Production Partial Purification and Characterization

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops and Trainings

1. Oral Presentation Titled “Hunting Record of Wildlife from Talgran, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir” on 26-28 August, 2017 at Kathamandu, Nepal. 2. Poster Presentation in 38th Congress of Zoology, held at Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore on 27th February to 1 March, 2018. 3. Actively Participated Oral presentation in 38th Congress of Zoology, held at Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore on 27th February to 1 March, 2018. 4. Seminar on “Conservation of Natural Resources and Current Trends in Zoological Research” held at Department of Zoology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, AJK on 22 March, 2018.

Project

Dr. Ali Muhammad, Epidemiology. Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes of Goats of AJK, Pakistan by HEC.

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Department of Geology

Keeping in view the need of time, all the campuses of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir were upgraded as independent universities. Similarly, the Agriculture College has also been upgraded during last financial year as the University of the Poonch Rawalakot, AJ&K. This independent university is rendering education to the Students of State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, refugees from occupied Kashmir and people from different areas of Pakistan in different disciplines. To expand and strengthen this newly established university, different new institutes/ departments are inevitable to be started.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Irshad Khan Ph.D Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rustam Khan Ph.D Waqas Nasim M.S. Amir Asghir M.S.

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Department of Computer Sciences

The centre for Computer Science was established in Sep. 2002. The project was funded by Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST) under the scheme “Establishment of Centre for Computer Sciences and Information Technology at Rawalakot and Kotli”. The Centre started BS (CS) programme to cater the requirements of national market demand and equip the youth with professional skills to groom their careers. During the short span of time since the inception of Centre for CS & IT at Faculty of Agriculture, Rawalakot, it has emerged as sound component of faculty and initiated Postgraduate Diploma and other short courses to share technology education amongst the masses. The centre was upgraded to department in 2011. The program of BS (CS) is designed to provide necessary skills in understanding computer working. Its curriculum highlights the concepts, technologies, and problems in the area. The department has recently started holding national seminars to exchange and enhance knowledge.

Faculty

Mr. Adnan Idris Ph.D Scholar Sofia Kanwal M.S. Shamaila Hayat M.S. Irfan Irfan Javed M.S. Lubna Zafar M.S. Kanwal Mehmood M.S. Adnan Ahmed Rafique M.S.

Publications

1. A Idris, A Iftikhar, Z ur Rehman, Intelligent churn prediction for telecom using GP-AdaBoost learning and PSO undersampling, Cluster Computing, 1-15, 2017 IF: 2.04 2. A Muhammad, A Idris, Francisco Martinez-Alvarez, Talat Iqbal Seismic Indicators based Earthquake Predictor System using Genetic Programming and AdaBoost Classification, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, April 2018 In Press IF:1.906 3. Z Rehman, A Idris, A Khan, Multi-Dimensional Scaling based grouping of known complexes and intelligent protein complex detection, Computational Biology and

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Chemistry, 74, pp. 149-156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2, June 2018 IF: 1.437 4. S Saeed, A Idris, L Hussain, IA Awan, Analyzing the Dynamics of Particulate Matters (PM) using Nonlinear Dynamical Techniques and Predicting the Behaviour Based on Robust Regression Models, International Journal of Compute Science and Network Security, 11(6), 2017 5. K Mahmud, M Usman, Dynamic Trust Evaluation of Learning Objects, IEEE International Conference on Communication Technologies (COMTECH), 195- 200, 2017 6. Anam Naseer, Waseem Shahzad, and Arslan Ellahi. “A Hybrid Approach for Feature Subset Selection using Ant Colony Optimization and Multi-Classifier Ensemble.” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 9.1 (2018): 306-313.

Joining of Ph.D Faculty in DCSIT

Dr. Zahid Mahmood has joined the Department of Computer Sciences and IT. The inclusion of a PhD faculty member in DCSIT will certainly strengthen the faculty, which will lead to enhance the quality academics in the department. Dr. Zahid Mahmood completed his Ph.D from University of Science & Technology Beijing, China in December 2017. He has published 17 research article in SCI, EI, and International conference. Currently he is working as a reviewer of well reputed ELSEVIER Journals. Moreover, the inclusion of PhD faculty will pave the way to start MS Program.

Department of Computer Sciences and IT has fulfilled the HEC criteria in terms of availability of number of PhD faculty members in the department to start MS/MPhil degree program. Thus DCSIT is now looking forward to start the MS program in fall 2018. The start of MS program will initiate the research activities in the department, moreover it will provide youth of the area an opportunity to acquire the higher education at door step.

Addition of a new computing laboratory in DCSIT

Department of Computer Sciences & IT, has been equipped with two state of the art computing labs, which comprises of more than 140 latest computing machines, including Ci5 amd Ci7. Now DCSIT has built a new lab, with forty computing machines

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and 20 digital trainers. The addition of third computing lab will improve the student computer ratio in DCSIT and students will have adequate computing facilities to concentrate on their skill development.

Participation in Sports Week

Students of DCSIT participated in sports week and won the following prizes in different events.

1. 1st position in badminton interdepartmental competition

2. 1st position in Hockey interdepartmental competition

3. 2nd position in Athletics

NCEAC’s visits DCSIT for Accreditation of BS (CS) & BS (SE)

National Computing Education and Accreditation Council (NCEAC) visited Department of computer Sciences and IT, on April 30, 2018 for the field audit of BS (CS) and BS (SE) degree programs. In-Charge Department Dr. Adnan Idris presented the detailed briefing about the academic and administrative affairs of the department. NCEAC program evaluators appreciated the prevailing academic environment of the department and presented valuable recommendations for further improvement start of MS degree program in DCSIT.

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Faculty of Management Sciences and Humanities

The faculty of Management Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences has started functioning since March 11, 2013. The faculty consists of the department of Economics, department of English, department of Sociology, department of commerce and the department of Business Administration. Presently the departments of Economics, English, Sociology and Commerce are offering two years (Four Semesters) Master degree programs. Four years BS programmes are likely to start soon. The department of Business Administration offers four years Bachelor course and two years, three years and three and half years Masters courses in Business Administration. The mission of the faculty is to strive to achieve the broader objectives of the UPR, namely, to develop human resources with knowledge and skill to contribute towards the prosperity of the nation, to provide excellent teaching and research facilities of international standards to the students and to engage in problem oriented research by using available resources with interaction of stake holders. The faculty is committed to the objective of keeping the knowledge of the students at par with the leading universities in Pakistan. The faculty is devoted to learning with creativity and dedication using latest learning and managerial practices. With integrity and resolve we are committed to educate our students to become useful and responsible citizen of society at large.

Departments

• Economics

• English

• Islamic Studies

• Sociology

• Administrative Sciences

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Department of Economics Department of Economics has been established in January 2013 with the primary objective to endeavour to prepare scholars equipped with appropriately blended knowledge of the mainstream economics. The ultimate objective is to study the basic concepts of the economic and financial system of different countries. The Department of Economics is organizing the academic programmes of the institute. The faculty is expanding vertically and horizontally. It has been offering the academic programs at Bachelor (B.Sc. Honours and M.Sc. in Economics), initially in Economics from the date of its establishment. Later on, new programmes shall be added from time to time, like the Post-Graduate Diploma, M.Phil and M.Phil leading to Ph.D in Economics. Our programmes are designed to be totally up to date and current in terms of the requirements of the market. This is illustrated not only by the content and design of the programme, the teaching philosophy and its vision but also by the fact that we keep on updating the course contents regularly according to market needs. Our mission is to produce managers in the fields of Finance, and Economics for the 21st century who could face the ever-changing requirements of modern digital economics. The faculty strives to produce the manpower that shall contribute towards the development of Pakistan. Faculty Musrat Nazir M.Phil Aysha Parveen M.Phil Sobia Hafeez Kiani M.Phil Amara Akram M.Phil Fahim Altaf M.Phil Conference/Workshop/Seminars Attended/organized a. Seminar on “Ideal Social Economy” arranged by the collaboration of department of Economics and Sociology at Faculty of Management and Social Sciences UPR AJK. b. Seminar on “Career Building” arranged by the collaboration of department of Economics and PEBCA company at Faculty of Management and Social Sciences UPR AJK. Awards a. Musarat Nazir Organizer Sport Week 2017 b. Ayesha Praveen Organizer Sport Week 2017 Departmental Activities a. Meeting “Boards of Studies Department of Economics” UPR AJK b. Active Participation in “Book Fair “in collaboration with Creative Books at Faculty of Management and Social Sciences UPR AJK.

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Department of English

Masters in English is a two years program that has been divided into four semesters. The department offers a wide range of courses keeping in mind the importance of both traditional and innovative trends regarding English Language and Literature. A comprehensive study of the history of both English Language and Literature enables students to understand that how different political, social, economic, religious and educational elements have influenced English language & Literature in the course of their developments. A detailed study of Classics in Drama, Novel, Prose, Fiction and Criticism enables the students to understand the basic concepts of Literature. Apart from literature, there is also a focus on linguistics. An in depth study of sound system, word formation, syntactic structures and meanings help students to comprehend that what is language, and how it operates. The emerging fields of linguistics i.e. Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology etc. are also included in the scheme of study. English is a compulsory subject from class nursery to graduation in our education system and there is a great demand of English teachers. In order to equip our graduates with the skill of effective teaching, ELT (English language teaching) is highly focused. In order to develop the research skills in the students, research methodology is also taught. This course not only helps and enables students to choose thesis as an optional subject in the fourth semester of masters but also opens a gateway for their higher studies.

Faculty

Shahida Akbar M.Phil Mahwish Ashiq M.Phil Umer Altaf M.Phil Sehrish Khan M.Sc. Riffat Razzaq M.Phil Muhammad Kalim M.Phil Nighat Khursheed Ph.D Scholor Aamna Anwar Ph.D Scholor

Departmental Activities

Board of Study of Department of English held at October 05, 2017 and scheme of studies and contents were reviewed, revised and approved from the board of Faculty and Academic Council.

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Department of Sociology

The social instinct of man is his inborn quality. Therefore, all the social scientists agree that man is a social animal. It tries to explain why people act as they do. It is an explanation of human action and interaction that focuses on our social life and as a result sees humans as being enormously flexible in what they are capable of doing. Its ultimate purpose remains to understand the social existence of man in society. Sociologists investigate the structure of group, organization and societies and how people interact with this context. Since human behaviour is shaped by social factors, the subject matter of Sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile groups, from the division of labour, race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture and from Sociology of work to the sociology of sports. In order to look at human diversity across space and time, a few courses have been included from the sister science; Anthropology, which investigate the innumerable design that people have created for social living: the various ways in which they get food and shelter, organize into families and other associations, governs themselves, engage in peaceful and bellicose relations with their neighbours, practice sorcery, worship Gods, or explain the universe. Obviously, sociology shares these interests with Anthropology.

Faculty

Dr. Adeel Ifikhar Ph.D Dr. Nighat Younas Ph.D Shazia Siddique M.Phil Maria Ali M.Phil Mavish Farooq M.Phil

Publications

1. Rizwana Muneer, Nighat Younas, Saira Afzal “Problems of Occupational Women: A case Study of Village Chhottagala, Rawalakot published in Science International Multidisciplinary Journal Recognized by HEC in “Y” category. 2. Usman Ahmded Qadri, Saeed Suleiman Hassan, Nighat Younas “Factors affecting Organizational Commitment and its impact on Core Employees; An empirical investigation in Textile Industry of Lahore ; Pakistan business Review “PBR”

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Vol. 21 No. 1 Index ECONLIT and EBSCO New York and HEC approved X Category Journal.

Conference/Seminar /Workshop and Training

1. Seminar on “Ideal Social Economy” arranged by the collaboration of department of Economics and Sociology at Faculty of Management and Social Sciences UPR AJK.

1. Awareness Seminar on “Hepatitis as an epidemic in district Poonch Rawalakot” arranged by the collaboration of department of Sociology at Faculty of Management and Social Sciences UPR AJK.

Seminar “Quest for the development” organized by National Defense University Islamabad at president house Muzaffarabad in collaboration with AJK Government

Departmental Activities

1. “Book Fair” organized by the Department of Sociology in Collaboration with Creative Books at Faculty of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences UPR on 24-25 September 2017.

2. “Fun Fair” organized by the Department of Sociology in order to generate funds for the Help of Burma Muslims at Faculty of Management Humanities and Social Sciences UPR on November 2nd 2017.

3. Dr. Nighat Younas Organizer Sport Week from department of Sociology, Faculty of Management Humanities and Social Sciences UPR AJK.

4. 45 Thesis supervised by all teaching Faculty on different Social Issues.

5. Field Work arranged by the department in Collaboration with National Rural Support Program NRSP Evaluative studies were conducted on different components of NRSP Project in district Poonch.

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Department of Islamic Studies

The Master of Islamic Studies (M.A) is targeted to provide students with Islamic, social, technical and academic contemporary needed to participate effectively in the community. It involves a focused study in various branches of Islamic knowledge in order to pave them a way for practical applications of Islamic knowledge and solution of current issues.

Faculty

Dr Nighat Akram Ph.D Dr. Abdul Rehman Khan Ph.D Muhammad Kaleem M.Phil Sajida Ulfat M.A

Publication

Dr. A. Rehman, (2017) Islamic Studies Al-Qalam Research journal, Punjab University.

Participation of Faculty in Conference / Seminar / Workshop

Two days’ workshop on “IHL” organized by ICRC with collaboration of Islamic Shariah academy Islamic International University Islamabad on 13-14 February. 2018, in PC Hotel Karachi. Attended by Dr. Abdul Rehman

Departmental Activities

1. Meeting of Selection board

2. One day Seminar on “ Zakat based ideal economy’ on 17 November 2017 organized by Dr. Nighat Akram and Dr. Abdul Rehman, Prof. Dr. Abdul Khaliq from MUST delivered his talk on the “Zakat based ideal economy”.

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Department of Psychology

There has been a tremendous demand for starting classes in M.Sc. Psychology, as this facility was not available in this whole region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. In year 2013 UPR decided to start M.Sc. Psychology program to provide a great opportunity to interested students to make their future bright. A package of latest courses has been developed to equip the students with the latest techniques and concepts in the field of Psychology. The academic calendar is divided into two semesters every year. The M.Sc. programme has been approved by Vice Chancellor of University of Poonch. M.Sc. course work spreads over four semesters. There are two non-teaching but compulsory courses Internship and Research Projects. Internship during the winter vacations provides an opportunity to the students to establish a contact with the real professional world in their respective areas of specialization. During the fourth semester, student submits a write-up on his/her work experience during the internship. The evaluation is by the in-charge at their concerned workplace, the internship supervisor, and a senior faculty member’s of respective area of specialization in viva voce examination. For research project, each student opts for an independent individual research under the supervision of a teacher. The supervisor for the research is assigned to the student during the third semester so that they could start working on topic of common interest well before time. Evaluation of the research work is done through viva voce examination by a panel of experts consisting of an external examiner, the supervisor, director, and research coordinator.

Faculty

Sehrish Naeem M.Phil Abdur Rab Tariq M.Phil M.Amjid M.Phil Maria Bashir M.Phil Tehmina Aziz M.A Sanam Naz M.A

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Department of Commerce

In order to provide the sound background in the field of Commerce, we have started B.Com (Hons.) 4 years programme. The need of the day also demands Honours programme in Commerce. This programme is highly demanded in the market as well as keeping in view the importance which has a rapidly growing field and needs well specialized personnel in the field of business & industry. The B.Com (Hons.) degree programme will provide the strongest foundation of specialized knowledge to meet the acute need of skilled commerce graduates in the market

There has always been need of persons with a good command of finance and accounting. Personnel with sufficient knowledge of their fields mostly succeed in getting very attractive jobs in different departments in both public and private sectors. Though finance and accounting as their major fields; they find good place in many other walks of professional life like industry, trade and corporate bodies. They can scratch an attractive career in financial institutions. Corporate bodies, stock exchange and NGOs also have an ample place for them and due to their subject combination at graduate and masters levels they find their way very clear in there directions.

Faculty Abdul Latif M.Phil Ishfaq Habib M.Phil Sehrish Bashir M.Phil Nagina Jamil M.Phil Jamila Khurshid M.Phil

Publication

Gulfam Khan Khalid Baghoor, Abdul Wahid, Iffat Rasool and Abdul Latif’s paper “Development and Validation of Corporate Humane Sustainability” Pakistan Business Review) Vol 20 No 4. PBR is a research journal indexed in ECONLIT and EBSCO New York and is an HEC approved X category journal.

Conference/Seminar /Workshop and Training

Gulfam Khan Khalid Baghoor, Iffat Rasool, Abdul Wahid, and Abdul Latif’s “Corporate Sustainability–Scale Development Study” presented in conference at 12th

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International Conference on Education and Information Management (ICEIM-2018). Johor Bahru, Malaysia, April 06-08, 2018.

Ashfaq Habib “Dynamics Linkages among the world stock markets and their impact on Chinese stock market” 7th IEEE conferences on logistics, informatics and service sciences, 24-27 July Tokyo Japan, CPCI, Web of Sciences

Ashfaq Habib “Non-linear relationship between working capital and profitability” Journal of Tekstilec 2018, ESCI and Scopus Index Journal

Ashfaq Habib, Manufacturing Exports, Profitability and Working Capital Human System Management Journal, ESCI and Scopus Index, Accepted and Publish in next volume in June

Departmental Activities

Board of Study of Department of Commerce held at October 05, 2017 and scheme of studies and contents were reviewed, revised and approved from the board of Faculty and Academic Council.

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Department of Business Administration Business Administration is exclusively a job oriented professional programme. The students holding this degree always get a ready market welcome for their reception. As the study programme of this course is very rich with respect to its contents so our graduates get chance to render their services in different professions and departments as:

Faculty:

M. Shahzad Khan MBA Aftab Tabassum M.Phil Zafar Azam M.Phil Zahid Latif M.Phil Lubna Jamil M.Phil Tehmina Rasheed M.Phil Shahid Iqabal M.Phil Anam Khan M.Phil Amna Khalil M.Phil Anila Nasim Mir M.Phil Afaf Naeem M.Phil

Publication

1. Tabassam A., H, Shujahat H., Hashmi, Faiz U. R.Nexus between Political Instability and Economic Growth in Pakistan Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences 230 (2016) 325 – 334 2. Tabassam A., H, Shujahat H., Hashmi, Faiz U. R One Belt One Road: China- Pakistan Economic Corridor, a Great Game Changer Initiative of the Current Century (Recently Submitted April 2018)

Participation of Faculty in conference/Seminar/workshops and training

1. International Research Conference on Business and Social Innovation (ircbsi-2018 on March 17-18, 2018, Islamabad Pakistan. 2. 3rd International Conference on New Challenges in Management and Organization: Organization and Leadership, 2 May 2016, Dubai, UAE

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3. Foundation University Business Research Conference Feb, 2017 4. Business Research Seminar in Foundation University on SPSS and AMOS. April 2015 5. Seminar On “How to do effective and efficient research” February 3, 2017.

Project

Business Plan Competition held at NUML Islamabad on December 26-27, 2017. 356 projects were in competition and 4 students of University of the Poonch under the supervision of Mr. Abdul Latif Lecturer presented their Business Plans. 20 projects have been selected for funding and Mr. Rizwan student of MBA 5th semester has successfully secured project of worth Rs. 1 million from the donor (Pie Venture).

Departmental Activity

Board of Study of Department of Business Administration held at October 05, 2017 and scheme of studies and contents were reviewed, revised and approved from the board of Faculty and Academic council.

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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences is one of the six faculties in the University of Poonch. We are health sciences precisely because health and health care are interdisciplinary and collaborative concerns. Every era of health and health care has had its challenges to meet, the current era is not different. Together our University has formed the First Faculty of Health Sciences in State of Jammu and Kashmir and is coming up with creative responses to health challenges often by finding new ways to collectively work smarter and deliver the best quality of care, despite fewer resources. Solutions lie in looking beyond our Faculty to build the interdisciplinary relationships that will make the difference.

Departments:

• Eastern Medicine • Pharmacy

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Department of Eastern Medicine

In year 2006 Faculty of Agriculture established Department of Eastern Medicine which is unique in its kind and has been designed to develop oriental (of East) tradition of medicine on broad based foundation of modern scientific knowledge. The basic objective of the programme is to prepare graduates, trained in Eastern Medicine while having knowledge of all modern trends. The recent global research and knowledge in the field of traditional, herbal and alternative medicine have greatly enhanced the value of the programme. The mission to start this degree is to produce BEMS graduate with knowledge of Eastern Medicine in conjunction with the latest technologies for diagnosis and management of diseases and health care.

Eastern Medicine is practiced today in Pakistan, India, China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is deep rooted in understanding the body as a whole and its treatment by natural way integrating it with the currently available diagnostic aids. Eastern Medicine today is contributing many clinical skills and it is cost effective and relatively its medicines are free of chronic side effects in recommended dosage forms.

Faculty

Abdul Hamid Khan M.Phil Dr. M. Usman Khan M.B.B.S, M.Phil Dr. Naheed Mumtaz M.B.B.S Iftikhar Ahmed Khan M.Phil Mehwish Ijaz M.Phil Irum Zulfiqar M.Phil

Publications

1. Effect of Flex Seeds and Pupmkin Seeds mixture on Hypercholestremia (Pakistan Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences)

2. Basic life Support knowledge of University Students and effect of a single two days training session. A prospective study. (Pakistan Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences)

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3. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in Rawalakot AJK (Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences)

4. Antipyretic potential of Herbal Coded Formulation (Pyrexol) Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences

Thesis

S.No Name of Student Name of Supervisor Title of Thesis 1 Amir Aftab Dr. Muhammad Prevalence Of Hyperuricemia And Ethnobotanical Akram Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Gouty Arthritis In Rawalakot Azad Kashmir. 2 Shaista Mumtaz Dr. Muhammad Prevalence Of Gestational Diabetes and Akram Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Diabetes in Rawalakot Azad Kashmir. 3 Memoona Jannat Dr. Muhammad Phytochemical Screening and Diuretic Activity of Akram Medicinal Plants of Rawalakot

Workshops/Training/Conferences

1. International Seminar on” Development of Eastern Medicine and Healthcare in Pakistan” International Islamic University Islamabad.

Departmental Activities

1. Hamdard Free Mobile dispensary is serving the under privileged people of community of Rwalakot.

2. Qarshi dispensary is serving the population around the University and community of Rawalakot under the department 0f Eastern Medicine.

Projects

Dr Muhammad Akram Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in Rawalakot. Pakistan Health & Research Council

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Department of Pharmacy

The Pharm-D is started to produce a scientifically and technically competent pharmacists who can apply this education in such a manner as to provide maximum health care services to patients. Students are provided with the opportunity to gain greater experience in patient close cooperative relationships with health practitioners. It is the goal of pharmacy department to prepare pharmacists who can assume and expanded responsibilities in the care of patients and assure the provision of rational drug therapy.

The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D) program has already applied for its Accreditation by the Council which is the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy.

Staff

Dr. Abid Hussain PhD Dr. Muhammad Mukhtair PhD Muhammad Imran Qayyum M.Phil Miss. Naheed Akhtar M.Phil PhD Scholar Mr. Jawad Zaheer M.Phil Mr. Izhar Ullah M.Phil Mr. Asif Mehmood Hashmi M.Phil Mr. Soaib Said M.S Miss. Iqra Saleem M.Phil Miss. Momin Masood M.S Mr. Nazir Suleman M.Phil Mr. Saif Ur Rehman M.Phil, PhD Scholar

Publications

1. Muhammad Mukhtiar, Syed Umer Jan, Ihsan Ullah, Abid Hussain, (2017). The role of Glutathione, Cysteine and D-Penicillamine in exchanging Palladium and Vanadium metals from albumin metal complex Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Karachi. 1011-601X, 30 (6), 2405-2410. 2. Muhammad Akhlaq, Faiza Maryam, Abdelhamid Elaissari, Hashmat Ullah, Muhammad Adeel, Abid Hussain, (2018). Pharmacokinetic evaluation of

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quetiapine fumarate controlled release hybrid hydrogel: a healthier treatment of schizophrenia. DRUG DELIVERY (Impact Factor 6.4), 2018 (Accepted) 3. M. Mukhtiar, SU Jan, I Ullah, R Gul, Abid Hussain, E Ali, I Ullah, A Jabbar, M Akram, S Mansoor and MFarid Khan (2018). Interaction of palladium inorganic salt and organic complex with glutathione content of liver homogenate, Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 31(2-Suppl): 727-731. 4. M. Mukhtiar, SU. Jan, MF Khan, N Ullah, Abid Hussain, SR Rehman and M M Qureshi (2018) Palladium glutathione, N-acetylcysteine, D-penicillamine conjugation chemistry., Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 31(1):213-219. 5. M. Mukhtiar, SU Jan, Is Ullah, Abid Hussain, Iz Ullah, R Gul, E Ali, A Jabbar5, ZH Kuthu, M Wasim and MF Khan (2017). The role of Glutathione, Cysteine and D-Penicillamine in exchanging Palladium and Vanadium metals from albumin metal complex Pak. J. Pharm. Sci.,30(6-Suppl): 2405-2410. 6. Fahad Said, Muhammad Akram, Amna Sadaqat, Saif Ur Rehman, Sodah Bint Mustafa, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ramzan, Abid Hussain. FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B AND C IN OPD PATIENTS. Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences October-December 2017, Vol. 15, No. 4. 7. Ali Jan, Javid Iqbal, Marvi Blooch, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Akhlaq, Nisar Shahwani, Muhammad Siddique, Muhammad Younis (2017). Evaluation Of Antioxidant And Free Radical Scavenging Activity Of Selected Medicinal Plants Using Different Models In Swiss Albino Mice. Vol. 4, Issue 10, Page No. 3665-3674, 8. Alam Zeb, Fakhar ud Din, Izhar ullah (s2017). Effective use of nanocarriers as drug delivery system for the treatment of selected tumors International journal of nano medicines:12 7291-7309 9. “Prevalence of dysmenorrhea associated with premenstrual syndrome and management strategies by using medicinal plants adopted by female students” Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Sabira Sultana, Shifa Shafique, Saeed Ahmad, Khalil Ahmad, Naheed Akhtar, Abid Hussain, RADS Journal of Pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences, volume:5(3) July- September 2017, ISSN (print):2521- 8514, ISSN (Online): 2521-8484. 10. Irum Zulfiqar,Muhammad Imran Qayyum (2017). In vitro antiurease activity of aqueous ethanol Extract of some medicinal plants. Pakistan Journal of science (vol. 69 ) page No. 1-5

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11. Sadia Gillani, Momina Masood, Triple-component nanocomposite films prepared using a casting method: its potential in drug delivery: Journal of food and drug analysis, 2017 in press volume 25.

Conference/Seminar /Workshop and Training

1. Certificate of Participation Workshop on Inculcating Tolerance, Critical Thinking, Questioning Preconceived Notions And Narratives on Feb 17-19, 2017 Organized By, Centre For Research And Security Studies 2. Participation in One day Conference entitled “Implementation of The International Standards of Pharmacy Education and Practices In Pakistan” Organized By, Movement of Associated Pakistani Pharmacists (MAPPS), On the 26th March 2017 at Bling Hotel International, Bostan Road, Multan 3. 2nd international conference on “Recent innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences” organized by Riphah International University, 15,16 November, 2017. 4. International Pharmaceutical Conference, Exploring new avenues for Pharmacy profession, Dated 12-13 February, BZU, Multan 5. Ist National conference on “Emerging trends in pharmaceutical Sciences “Organized by department of pharmacy University of Malakand KP, Dated 9-11 October, 2017. 6. 2nd international conference on “Recent innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences” organized by Riphah International University. 15-16 November, 2017. 7. 1st international conference, entitled “New Horizons in Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Sciences’’ Organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, April 27-30, 2017. 8. One Day Training On Disaster Management” Kashmir Institute Of International Relations, Rawalakot AJK, March 18,2017

Book published:

1. Easy approach and guidelines to dispensing pharmacy, Naheed Akhtar, (LAP) LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHER GERMANY, ISBN: 978-3-330-07110-0, pages 52, 20-04-2017

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Presented and Published in Abstract Book:

2. Naheed Akhtar, Sabira Sultana, Hira Khan, Atif Ali “Medicinal Plants Combating Against Cancer-A Green Anticancer Approach” 1st international conference, entitled “New Horizons in Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Sciences’’

Departmental Activities

1. First position Winner of cultural day, 2017 2. Celebration of World Pharmacist Day, September 25, 2017 3. Red Crescent First Aid Training Workshop, August 8-9, 2017. 4. One Day Seminar, Depression needs attentions; August 22, 2017. 5. World Cancer Day, Walk for Social Awareness about Cancer, with collaboration of Pink Ribbon October 19, 2017 6. Intra Faculty Cricket Tournament, April 1-4, 2018. 7. World Health Day Celebration, April 7, 2018

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Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Engineering is the application of scientific, economic, social and practical knowledge in order to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriate solution to a problem or objective. The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more specialized fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of technology and types of application. In this technology-driven era, the socio-economic status of a country is directly or indirectly gauged by its potent engineering skills. Engineers are the builders of better world for mankind. The establishment of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology is a milestone in the history of Rawalakot, as it will contribute significantly not only the city, but also to the whole country. At the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, we offer the best engineering environment coupled with the intellectual and technological resources. Faculty of Engineering and Technology is uniquely positioned to educate the technological leaders of tomorrow. Our goal is to position our engineering graduates to be problem solvers, project leaders, communicators, and ethical citizens of a global community.

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Department of Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power distribution and use. It now covers a wide range of sub-fields including electronics, digital computers, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, RF engineering and signal processing.

Electrical engineering may include electronic engineering. Electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with systems such as electrical power transmission and electrical machines, whereas electronic systems including computers, communication systems, integrated circuits and radar.

From a different point-of-view, electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit electric power, while electronic engineers are concerned with using electricity to process information. The sub-disciplines can overlap, for example in the growth of power electronics, and the study of behaviour of large electrical grids under the control of digital computers and electronics.

The Department of Electrical Engineering is the first department started in the Faculty of Engineering in University of the Poonch, Rawalakot. In a very short period of time it has established all the labs. Library and all other basic needs for the students. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has approved the department after the successful completion of the zero visits in November 2012.

The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering is to offer an Electrical Engineering undergraduate four years program that augments the liberal education expected of all undergraduates and imparts a basic understanding of electrical engineering built on a foundation of physical science, mathematics, computing and technology.

Graduates of the undergraduate program are expected to possess knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical engineering and at least one specialty area. The graduates are expected to have the basic experimental, design, and communication skills to be prepared for continued study at the graduate level or for entry level positions that require a basic knowledge of electrical engineering, science and technology.

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Faculty

Engr. Dr. Waleed Ahmad Ph.D Engr. Dr. Bilal Ahmad Ph.D Engr. M. Kashif Aslam M.S. Engr. Mubashir Hayat Khan M.S. Engr. Muhammad Ahsan Sadiq M.S. Engr. M. Muhammad Shafique M.S. Engr. Irfan Jamshed, M.S. Engr. Noman Masood, Lab Engineer M.S. Engr. Qamar Akhtar, Lab Engineer M.S. Engr. Hissan Hafeez, Lab Engineer M.S. Engr. Zahid Ur Rahman, Lab Engineer M.S. Engr. Anum Iftikhar, Lab Engineer M.S. Engr. Sobia Ashraf, Lab Engineer M.S.

Publication Mubashir Hayat Khan, A joint frame work of face segmentation and head pose Estimation, “Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science” SCI/ SCIE Indexed.

Conference/Seminar /Workshop and Training Engr. Mubashir Hayat Khan, Lecturer Participated in workshop on OBE System held at University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus. Engr. Muhammad Ahsan Sadique, Participated in workshop on OBE System held at University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus Engr. Muhammad Shafique Participation in workshop on OBE System held at University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus Engr. Irfan Jamshed: i. Participated in 02 months HEC MT-FPDP workshop. ii. Participated in 02 days Science FD workshop in HEC. iii. Participation in workshop on OBE System held at University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus

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Directorate of Sports Staff Muhammad Younis Khan Director Sports Miss Naukhba Urooj Director Physical Education Annual Games 2017-2018 Directorate of sports organized its first Annual games in UPR from 27 of November 2017 to 2nd of December 2017. Events were included in annual games 2017 were:- • Football • Volleyball • Cricket • Hockey • Badminton • Table Tennis • Athletics Positions Holders 1. Athletics 100 meters race following students got positions i. 1st Bilal Majeed (Agri) ii. 2nd Umar Raza (Agri) iii. 3rd Usma Bashir (BSCS) 2. Athletics 200 meters race following students got position i. 1st Usma Bashir (BSCS) ii. 2nd Bilal Majeed (Agri) iii. 3rd (Agri) 3. Hammer Throwing i. 1st Tamoor Raiz (Geology) ii. 2nd Ahmad Shaha (Agri) iii. 3rd Raiz Uddin (Agri)

4. Discuss Throwing i. 1st Raiz Uddin (Agri) ii. 2nd Tamoor Raiz (Geology) iii. 3rd Ahsan Mushtaq (Geology)

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5. Jawline throw

i. 1st Rehan Zahoore (Agri) ii. 2nd Ahmed Shaha (Agri) iii. 3rd Ashen Mushtaq (Geology)

6. Shot put

i. 1st Tamoor Riaz (Geology) ii. 2nd Riaz Uddin (Agri) iii. 3rd Rehan zahoore (Agri)

7. Long Jump

i. 1st Bilal Majeed (Agri) (Geology) ii. 2nd Rehan Zahoorw (Agri) iii. 3rd Ahsen Mustaq (Geology)

8. High Jump

i. 1st Bilal Majeed (Agri) ii. 2nd Rehan Zahoorw (Agri) iii. 3rd Umer Raza (Agri)

9. Table Tennis

i. 1st Faculty of Agriculture ii. 2nd Faculty of Management Sciences

10. Badminton

i. 1st Faculty of VAS ii. 2nd Department of Computer Sciences

11. Position Holders in Major Games 2017 (1) Volley Ball i. 1st Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences ii. 2nd Faculty of Management Sciences

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(2) Foot Ball i. 1st Faculty of Management Sciences ii. 2nd Faculty of Agriculture Sciences (3) Hockey i. 1st Combine team of BS (CS). DVM and Geology ii. 2nd Faculty of Management Sciences (4) Cricket i. 1st Faculty of Engineering and Technology ii. 2nd Faculty of Management Sciences

Women Events

1. 100 meter Race final i. 1st Naila Younus (Basic & Applied Sciences) ii. 2nd Iqra Hameed (Basic & Applied Sciences) iii. 3rd Misbah (Management Sciences) 2. 200 meter Race Final i. 1st Iqra Hameed (Basic & Applied Sciences) ii. 2nd Khadija Tul Qubra (Management Sciences) iii. 3rd Sarash (Medical & Health Sciences) 3. Long Jump i. 1st Umber Sadiq ii. 2nd Turfa (Agriculture) iii. 3rd Nazish (Agriculture) 4. High Jump i. 1st Naila Younus (Basic & Applied Sciences) ii. 2nd Shazia (DVM) iii. 3rd Aqsa Hameed (Management Sciences) 5. Discuss Throw i. 1st Sanam (Medical & Health Sciences) ii. 2nd Summya (Basic & Applied Sciences) iii. 3rd Aqsa Hameed (Management Sciences)

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6. Jawline Throw i. 1st Irum (Computer Sciences) ii. 2nd Sanam Aslam (Medical & Health Sciences) iii. 3rd Zahida (DVM)

7. Tag of War i. Computer Sciences, DVM and Medical & Health Sciences. (Winner) ii. 1st Combine Team of Management Sciences, Basic & Applied Sciences and Agriculture

8. Musical Chair i. 1st Sanam Munnawar (Medical & Health Sciences) ii. 2nd Ambreen (DVM) iii. 3rd Walia (Basic & Applied Sciences)

9. Shot Put 1st Sanam Aslam (Medical & Health Sciences) 2nd Turfa (Agriculture) 3rd Summya (Basic & Applied Sciences)

10. Badminton Final i. 1st Faculty of Management Sciences ii. 2nd Department of Computer Sciences

11. Table Tennis i. Memoona Azmat Runner up (Qasim Group) ii. Sara Mumtaz Winner (Khalid Group)

12. Foot Ball i. Faculty of Management Sciences (Winner) ii. Department of Computer Sciences

13. Cricket i. Faculty of Management Sciences (Winner) ii. Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences

14. Valley Ball i. Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences (Winner) ii. Management Sciences

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Azad Kashmir Intervarsity Volleyball Championship Directratore of Sports University of the Poonch, Rawalakot organized all Azad Kashmir Intervarsity Volleyball Championship from September 21-22, 2017. Five Universities of AJK participated in mentioned Championship. Azad Kashmir Intervarsity Football Championship Azad Jammu and Kashmir University organized Azad Kashmir Intervarsity Football Championship, for Male and badminton Championship for Female from April 11-13, 2017. University of the Poonch participated and secured 3rd position in Football. All Pakistan Inter University Events • Students who performed well in annual games 2012 were selected by team selection committee in the following teams for participation in interuniversity’s championship 2017. • Foot ball • Athletics • Cricket • Volleyball • Women Athletics Football • UPR team played vital role in all Pakistan inter university football championship held in Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad from November, 5-9, 2017. • 14 Universities participated in the championship. • Although the team did not get the position in this championship however the team hoisted the flag of the University of Poonch. Athletics • Event was organized at Sarhad University Peshawar on December 16 to 20 2016 • 42 Universities participated in the championship. • Syed Aqeel Shah (Minister of sports KPK) inaugurated the championship. • Students Enjoyed by taking part in 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 2000, 3000 meters race, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw events.

UPR Took active Part in Cricket All Pakistan Inter university Cricket Tournament was organized at COMSATS IIT Islamabad, from February 10-15, 2018. Twelve universities from the Islamabad Zone University of the Poonch participated in championship and won the first match from

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NUML, Islamabad by 85 runs. After a close competition UPR defeated by COMSATS, Islamabad in quarter final match. Volleyball

All Pakistan Inter university Volleyball Championship 2017 was organized in Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi from March 5-8, 2018. Fourteen universities from zone C participated in this event. University of the Poonch won the pole match. In Quarter Final, the Poonch University beats U.E.T. Taxila by 2-0. UPR Volleyball team reached in Semi final where after an interesting competition team defeated by COMSAT, Islamabad. Woman Athletics

Athletics women championship was organized at COMSAT University, Islamabad on December 10-11, 2017. Our university participated in this event. The opening ceremony was held in Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. All women athletes enjoyed by taking part in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 400 x 4 meter,100 x 4 meter and 3000m steeple chase, long jump,high jump, javelin throw ,shot-put and discus throw.

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Finance

University of the Poonch Rawalakot Azad Jammu & Kashmir Office of the Treasurer (Budget Section) SUMMARISED BUDGET PROFILE Budget Estimates 2017-18 (Rs. in Million) 2015-16 2016-17 2016-17 2017-18 A. Total Resources (B.E.) (B.E.) (R.E.) (B.E.) 1. Opening Balance 25.490 42.943 42.943 50.015 a. Closing balance 22.99 22.99 45.015 b. Additional Supplementary Grant for F.Y 2016-17 19.953 19.953 5.000 2. Grants a. Federal Government (Annual) 240.956 276.425 276.425 297.025 b. Supplementary / Additional Grant - - 5.000 - c. Grant for Tenure Track Faculty 8.717 12.013 12.013 18.539 d. Provincial Govt. Grant (AJK) 5.000 4.000 4.000 3.600 e. Donations - - - - f. Any Other Grant - - - - Sub Total: (2) 280.163 335.381 297.438 319.164 3. Own Resources i. Students Related Income a. On Campus Student Tuition Fee 100.434 130.838 138.258 142.258 Other Charges 46.185 60.185 64.196 67.196 Hostel, etc. - - - - b. Affiliated College/Institution’s’ Students - - - - c. External (Private) Students - - - - ii. Other Venues of Income a. Research Commercialization, Patents - - - - b. Consultancy, Testing - - - - c. Alumni - - - - d. Any Other Income 6.360 23.524 23.524 22.524 iii. Endowments 7.200 13.300 13.300 14.945 Sub Total: (3) 160.179 227.847 239.278 246.923 Total Resources: [ A = 1 + 2 + 3 ] 440.342 563.228 579.659 616.102

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B. Expenditure i. Pay & Allowances - Faculty (BPS) 206.374 246.664 234.808 291,755 ii. Salary / Gratuity - Faculty (TTS) 8,717 12,013 12,013 18.539 iii. Pay & Allowances - Officer / Staff 43.158 47.733 46.882 60.856 [in Teaching Departments only] iv. Pay & Allowances - Officers / Staff [in all other 71.699 95.413 85.597 105.470 Administrative Departments] v. Non-Salary Expenditures- Other Charges 140.184 183.373 211.784 193.342 vi. Other Allowances 7.300 9.550 11.050 12.200 vii. Research - 11.360 11.760 17.170

viii. Arrears of Pay & Allowances FY 2011-12 & 3.000 0.300 3.000 4.000 FY 2012-13 & F.Y 2014-15 & F.Y 2015-16 Total Expenditure: [ B-I ] 480.432 609.106 616.894 703.332 Deficit/surplus -40.090 -45.878 -37.235 -87.230 C. Proposed Budget 703.332

S. # Description Actual Actual B.E R.E B.E 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 A. INCOME:- 1 Opening Balance 0 0 50.038 50.038 39.009 2 Government of AJ&K Grant 70.492 136.085 86.244 100 41.22 Total 70.492 136.085 136.282 150.038 80.229 B. EXPENDITURES:- 1 *Acquisition of Land 70.492 81.109 74.149 83.205 41.22 2 Civil Work 0 0 20.722 4.651 17.05 3 Provision of Boundary Wall 0 0 11.514 0 15.235 4 Laboratory Equipment 0 4.938 20.719 16.772 3.947 5 Teaching Aid Requirements 0 0 2.859 2.859 0 6 Literature (Books/Journals, etc.) 0 0 0.5 0.5 0 7 Furniture & Fixture 0 0 2.413 1.982 0.431 8 Remodelling of Existing & New Labs. 0 0 1.978 0.959 1.019 9 Contingencies 0 0 1.428 0.101 1.327 Total: 70.492 86.047 136.282 111.029 80.229

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